All Drug Discovery articles – Page 24
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ArticleLeveraging ADCs in precision oncology strategy
In this Q&A, senior leaders at Caris Life Sciences discuss how the company is advancing precision medicine by integrating ADCs into patient-specific cancer treatment plans, focusing on novel target discovery through comprehensive molecular profiling and clinico-genomic data.
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NewsModelling the blood-brain barrier with organoids
The world’s first generation of human BBB organoids from hPSCs accurately replicated features of cerebral cavernous malformation.
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ArticleTransomics’ impact on a promising liver cancer therapeutic
Using its AI-driven platform, Pepper Bio discovered a promising therapeutic for liver cancer. In this Q&A session with Jon Hu, CEO and co-founder of Pepper Bio, we dive into how the identification of two inhibitors led to a $135M in-licensing deal.
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ArticleA new era of genetic and mechanistic molecular neuroscience
Neuroscientists are increasingly viewing disorders of the brain through the lens of the underlying molecular mechanisms as sometimes illuminated by genetic variants, rather than classifying disorders based solely on the clinical symptoms. The next step in the evolution of antiseizure medication will likely come from studying these ...
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ArticleKickstarting the use of AI for biotechs: part one
Traditional wet lab scientists working on target discovery, drug identification and drug optimisation have an opportunity to catch-up with their AI-enabled peers – but why should they, and how? In this article – the first of a three-part series – Dr Raminderpal Singh seeks to demystify the topic by outlining ...
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ArticleOvercoming the limitations of current drug discovery approaches
In this Q&A, Simon Kerry, CEO of Curve Therapeutics, shares the company’s recent milestones, insights into the innovative Microcycle platform, and how Curve plans to remain on the cutting edge of drug discovery.
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ArticleBiomarker identification in the realm of rare diseases
In this Q&A, Debiopharm’s Principal Scientist Dr Luke Piggott defines the critical requirement of biomarkers for identifying rare diseases. He illuminates how AI-enhanced approaches are accelerating the drug discovery process, particularly regarding clinical trial enrolment, and the breakthroughs he hopes to see in the future.
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ArticleWomen in Stem with Stefanie Flückiger-Mangual
Stefanie Flückiger-Mangual, Chief Executive Officer, is one of TOLREMO’s scientific founders and an expert in drug resistance in cancer therapy. She is a biomedical scientist and biochemist by training (University of Fribourg and ETH Zurich, Switzerland) and holds a PhD in Molecular and Translational Biomedicine from ETH Zurich. She led ...
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ArticleMachine learning’s growing importance in researching cells
As we move towards more generalised AI models, neural networks and natural language interfaces, we’re starting to see machine learning take the place of higher order reasoning and data analysis “sense making.” Traditional scientific inquiry has typically been about asking specific questions of a specific model system under specific conditions. ...
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ArticleWomen in Stem with Laura Figulla
Dr Laura Figulla is the CEO of mbiomics. Laura co-founded mbiomics which is dedicated to unlocking the true value of the microbiome by developing next-generation live biotherapeutics (LBPs). Throughout her career, Laura has combined her entrepreneurial spirit with her diverse academic background in business, economics, and medicine to build companies ...
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ArticleAssay design for Alzheimer’s disease: key considerations and emerging trends
In this Q&A, we speak to Dr Emma Murphy, Head of Biology at the Alzheimer’s Research UK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute. Among her many insights, she discusses how the challenges in developing reproducible assays can be addressed, as well as strategies used to translate promising findings into clinically relevant tools ...
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NewsNew single-cell lipidomics method may unlock cancer treatments
A new method for a fragmentation-based identification of lipids could enable the study of cancer cells in detail not seen before.
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ArticleOvercoming the complexity of free energy perturbation calculations
In this article, Dr Robert Scoffin, Chairman and CEO at Cresset, explores FEP and its current challenges, and outlines how continuous advancements and strategic approaches are helping to drive the adoption of FEP methods in drug discovery.
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ArticleWomen in Stem with Lidia Pieri
Lidia Pieri earned a Master’s degree with honours in high energy physics at CERN, a PhD in theoretical astroparticle physics from Rome-3 (Italy) and an Executive MBA in Business Innovation with honours from the MIB school in Trieste. During the academic period she gained international exposure and recognition working as ...
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NewsNew treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
The compound 11c demonstrates an excellent safety profile and is an exciting advancement in liver disease management.
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NewsNew AI model could help to overcome antibiotic resistance
Six molecules that had potent antibacterial effect against one of the world’s most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria were generated.
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ArticleStreamlining the path from lab to market with 3D bioprinting
In this Q&A, Dr Vidmantas Šakalys, CEO of Vital3D, provides insights into the potential of 3D bioprinting to revolutionise the traditional drug development process, facilitating more accurate models and limiting the use of animal testing.
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NewsTruncated version of the SMN2 gene could revolutionise drug discovery
A condensed version of the SMN2 gene could improve discovery of potential therapies for spinal muscular atrophy and other conditions.
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ArticleWomen in Stem with Katherine Tran
Introducing Kratherine Tran! Katherine joined the SCIEX team with a strong desire to further the company’s mission of delivering solutions to advance human wellness. Her main area of interest is within mass spectrometry-based proteomics from which she has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in this space over the ...
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ArticleWomen in Stem with Leila Jaafar
After gaining her PhD in Biophysics as an International Max-Planck Research School scholar, Leila joined the nuclear field in 2006, starting as an engineer in radiation protection and neutron fluence. Throughout Leila’s career, she has worked across multiple disciplines as a technical project lead in nuclear engineering, lastly in the ...