All Drug Development articles – Page 21
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ArticleThe paradox of data in precision medicine
The path to faster breakthroughs in precision medicine begins with overcoming the complexities of multi-modal data. Discover how innovative solutions are enabling more personalised treatments.
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NewsBreakthrough trial offers new hope for cystic fibrosis patients
A promising new inhaled therapy is progressing in Phase 2 trials, presenting new opportunities for improving cystic fibrosis treatment.
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NewsBlood-brain barrier breakthrough for ALS and Alzheimer's disease
A new blood-brain barrier-crossing platform enables the delivery of therapeutic molecules to the brain, offering potential treatments for ALS and Alzheimer’s disease.
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NewsUSC partners with Autobahn Labs to accelerate drug discovery
New collaboration focuses on transforming academic research into innovative therapies for urgent medical conditions, including cancer and heart disease.
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ArticleBiotech leader champions targeted cancer treatments and diversity
Driven by a passion for innovation and inclusivity, Dr Catherine Pickering, CEO of iOnctura, is on a mission to transform cancer treatment while championing diversity within the biotech industry.
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Women in STEM with Avideh Nazeri
Avideh Nazeri, Vice President of Clinical, Medical and Regulatory for Novo Nordisk UK, reflects on her journey through the world of STEM, highlighting the resilience and determination required to overcome biases and challenges along the way. She discusses how perseverance, collaboration and independent thinking have shaped her career, and offers ...
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ArticleTargeting CD40 with bispecifics to outsmart tumours
Søren Bregenholt, Chief Executive Officer at Alligator Bioscience, elucidates how creating bispecific antibodies that target both tumour-specific antigens and CD40, a receptor on the immune system’s dendritic cells, is a new approach that aims to trick tumours into telling the immune system how best to attack.
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ArticleThe essential role of recombinant phage display antibody libraries
The emergence of new antibody-based therapeutics, such as antibody-drug conjugates, alongside a continued drive towards alternatives to animal testing approaches, highlights the need for precise and sensitive tools enabling the identification and characterisation of the best drug candidates for clinical progression. Capable of keeping up with the evolving drug development ...
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ArticleChemical choreography: orchestrating complex API syntheses
Small molecules are essential for developing effective medicines, but their structural complexity and material behaviour present difficulties. In this article, Chris Brown, Senior Chemist, Onyx Scientific Ltd, discusses how the right technologies and approaches can enhance drug development and mitigate risk from initial phase to commercial launch.
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ArticleWomen in STEM with Veerle d’Haenens
We had the privilege of talking to Veerle d’Haenens, General Manager, Global Therapy Innovations at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies. Her successful career has been driven by her creativity, expertise and passion, and she advises women who are aspiring to STEM roles to always think big.
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ArticleWomen in STEM with Cristina de Min
Driven by a passion for early-stage scientific discovery, Cristina de Min, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Topas Therapeutics, transitioned from clinical practice to drug development. Her expertise has played a pivotal role in advancing new treatments, with her achievements demonstrating her commitment to improving patient outcomes.
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NewsCollaboration between Lilly and the UK life science sector
Announced at the International Investment Summit, Lilly plan to support early-stage life sciences businesses to develop therapeutics for significant health challenges.
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NewsPromising development of new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease
In lab and fruit fly studies, the new peptide inhibitor effectively acted on both major aggregation-promoting hotspots of Tau proteins.
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NewsProscia: advancing pathology AI development
Proscia has launched two new products which will help to accelerate discovery and development of new therapies and diagnostics.
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ArticleCombining precision bispecific antibodies with targeted radiotherapy
Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is a promising cancer treatment gaining recognition in precision oncology. It utilises radiolabelled antibodies to deliver targeted radiation to tumours, with success in hematologic cancers. However, its use in solid tumours has been limited by off-target radiation and toxicity, with few clinical trials advancing beyond phase II. Alexander ...
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Developing the world’s first ovarian cancer prevention vaccine
Cancer Research UK-funded researchers aim to identify targets for an ovarian cancer vaccine, which could prevent the disease at an early stage.
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NewsNew humanised neuroinflammation in vitro platform
Sygnature Discovery has created a platform named SCANME, which can scale up human disease modelling to develop novel therapeutics.
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NewsCrohn’s disease: discovery of two distinct molecular subtypes
By studying organoids derived from adult stem cells, researchers made a discovery that could improve the development of personalised therapeutics.
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ArticleUnlocking the potential of smart antibodies
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. ...
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ArticleScaling genetic medicine with tRNA
Tune into this episode which explores how engineered tRNAs could treat thousands of rare diseases and cancers that share the same mutation.