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From richer biomarker content to patient-friendly sampling, first-void urine is emerging as a promising tool in precision health. Here is why scientists are paying attention.
Biolojic Design is redefining antibody therapies by creating “programmable” antibodies that intelligently target well-validated autoimmune and oncology pathways. In this Q&A, CEO and founder Yanay Ofran, PhD, describes Biolojic’s groundbreaking approach, which leverages AI and machine learning to design antibodies capable of adjusting their behaviour based on their biological environment.…
In this in-depth Q&A, Mutlu Dogruel, Vice President of AI at Cresset shares his insights surrounding chatbots, retrieval augmented generation and AI hallucinations, to open up new possibilities for innovation in pharmaceutical research.
Drug resistance is the leading cause of poor clinical outcomes for cancer patients undergoing targeted therapies. While current treatments are designed to inhibit targets along established oncogenic signalling cascades, a new, exciting approach is to address non-oncogene-related resistance mechanisms that operate in parallel to the “classic” oncogene pathways. Blocking transcriptional…
In this four-part series, Dr Raminderpal Singh discusses the challenges surrounding limited data quality and offers some pragmatic solutions. In this fourth article, he talks to John Conway, Chief Visioneer Officer at 20/15 Visioneers for an expert perspective.
In this Q&A, Dr Alan D. Roth, CEO of Oxford Drug Design, explains how his AI drug discovery company, which develops novel molecules for use in cancer treatments, has completed the first in vivo validation in its potential first-in-class approach against multiple tumours. A 28-day mouse trial showed clear efficacy…
In this Q&A, Kristina Torfgård, CEO of IRLAB Therapeutics, discusses the Company’s current drug development pipeline, including two promising preclinical projects. Kristina also details their proprietary drug discovery and development platform which has enabled the production of many first-in-class candidates, and what she envisions for the future.
In this Q&A, Dalip Sethi, scientific lead for Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Cell Therapy Technologies and Innovation portfolio, discusses the integration of AI into CGT manufacturing processes to enhance operational efficiency and accelerate treatment access. He also elucidates the strategies that are being considered to overcome hurdles when implementing…
We had the privilege of talking to María Perelló, Medical Director at the Oncology Business Unit at Daiichi Sankyo Spain. As a gynaecologist, with a PhD in Endometriosis and an Executive MBA, she has many years of experience in the pharma industry as Medical Advisor, Medical Manager and Therapeutical Area…
In this four-part series, Dr Raminderpal Singh will discuss the challenges surrounding limited data quality, and some pragmatic solutions. In this third article, he discusses pragmatic guidelines to help support better data quality.
At AAIC 2024, AC Immune unveiled a new class of antibody drug conjugates, called morADC (Morphomer® antibody drug conjugate). In this Q&A, CEO of AC Immune, Andrea Pfeifer, discusses how morADC uses the capabilities of the company’s two discovery platforms to combine two highly selective molecules, resulting in drug candidates…
With increasingly rapid timelines for achieving IND-ready processes, a bottleneck has emerged in the provision of toxicology data to support INDs for new therapeutics and hence delivery of FIH studies, explains Alejandro Fernandez Martell and James Berrie from Lonza.
In this Q&A, Revolo Biotherapeutics’ CEO, Woody Bryan, discusses how ‘1104, the Company’s lead candidate for allergic diseases, shifts the immune system from a pro-inflammatory state to a homeostatic state, offering potential remission for allergic conditions. We delve into its unique mechanism of action, supported by preclinical and clinical findings.…
Fuelled by advances in rare disease treatments and vaccination efforts, Natalia Elizalde, CBO at VIVEbiotech, discusses how the market demand for lentiviral vectors is evolving, the new therapeutic areas emerging as potential targets for in vivo gene therapy and the latest technological advancements in the development and delivery of in…
Introducing Kristina Torfgard! Holding a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology, she has over 30 years’ experience in drug development and is currently CEO of IRLAB Therapeutics.
Nadine Sprangers is Vice President, Head of Global Oncology Value, Access and Pricing at Daiichi Sankyo. Holding a PharmD degree and two Master’s Degrees, she leads a team of 50 people responsible for setting the global strategic framework for Pricing, Reimbursement, and Access (PRA), Health Economics and Outcome Research (HEOR),…
