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Here at Drug Discovery World (DDW) we've been publishing articles written by leading experts in the Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical, and BioPharmaceutical industries for over 20 years. DDW has grown as a quarterly business review of drug discovery and development, and now we've created this podcast to allow you to listen to our articles on the go. In our journal and this podcast, we cover topics surrounding: drug discovery; drug development; business; chemistry; enabling technologies; informa ...
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Today’s episode is titled, “Overcoming different barriers in drug discovery", which covers three articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “Addressing the challenge of salt forms in drug discovery”, “A different approach: reimagining biology”, and “Women in Discovery: championing female leaders across drug discov…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. As we approach another autumn/winter season in the northern hemisphere, Covid-19 vaccines are once again making the headlines, but in the la…
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In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this episode, Megan Thomas is in conversation with Shelley Ackerman, a biological engineer turned immunologist with a passion for drug discovery and development. …
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. This week we have seen the vital importance of collaboration to the successful development and discovery of novel therapeutics, exemplified …
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Today’s episode is titled, “How is mass spectrometry advancing drug discovery?", which covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “Native mass spectrometry: Drug discovery’s new kid on the block”, and “Addressing the developability gap in pharma”. In the first article, you will hear from Id-leer Liko, k…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. This week’s headline news features a stem-cell derived Parkinson’s therapy, a monoclonal antibody for head and neck cancer, an estrogen rece…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The headline news this week reflects the high level of interest and investment in neuroscience drug discovery, particularly neurodegenerativ…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “What lies in the future for genomics and big data?", which covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “US biotech: Focus on positive growth and innovation”, and “Sitting down with Calidi Biotherapeutics”. In the first article, DDW’s Lu Rahman…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Diana Spencer's chosen news stories this week all discuss pre-clinical research studies that could have a huge impact on our therapeutic app…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The news headlines this week reflect the level of interest in cell & gene therapies (CGT) in the sector, particularly CAR-T, but also the im…
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In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this latest episode, DDW’s Megan Thomas is in conversation with Dr Bruce Bloom, Chief Collaboration Officer at Healx, a biotechnology company using AI drug discov…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The pace of innovation in cancer drug discovery showed no signs of slowing this week, with several pretty momentous discoveries boosting res…
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Today’s episode is titled, “What lies in the future for genomics and big data?", which covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “What’s the next step in big data and AI?” and “Why a recent advancement is a giant leap for human genomics”. In the first article, Troy Groetken of intellectual property and…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. To coincide with the publication of the DDW eBook ‘Antibody discovery: Breakthroughs accelerating therapeutic antibodies’, our news highligh…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The most impactful drug discovery news this week is all linked with scientific research data. Analysts Phesi revealed that a third of clinic…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “A business case for drug discovery", which covers three articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “A deal in the making”, “Why project management holds the key to efficient drug development”, and “Transcending expectations for cell & gene therapy devel…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Despite the bad news for the UK life sciences industry this week that international investment dropped nearly 50% in 2022, both private and …
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In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this latest episode, DDW's Megan Thomas is in conversation with Dr Martin Main, Chief Scientific Officer at Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), and Dr Nicola Hero…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. It’s been a fascinating week in drug discovery, as AstraZeneca announced that its Phase III trial of datopotamab deruxtecan did not meet its…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “Immunotherapy, avelumab and protecting the immunocompromised", which covers three articles written for Volume 23, Issue 3 – Summer 2022 of DDW. They are called “Mice with humanised immune systems advance cell-based immunotherapy”, “The avelumab story and what it means for urothelial carc…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. This week we have heard about a number of studies that demonstrate an inventive solution to an old problem, either through the use of an ori…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “Reaching new heights with drug discovery". It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “High-throughput technologies: Reaching for the stars” and “A different future is possible with the right data”. In the first article, Megan Thomas spoke…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) have been making the news this week. Particularly noteworthy have been the announcement of the F…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “Challenges and tactics for transformative drug development". It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “Balancing speed and quality in CLD for faster drug development”, and “Sitting down with BridgeBio Pharma”. In the first article, Sooji…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Regulatory approvals and industry guidelines are key to the continued development and discovery of drugs, which is a common theme throughout…
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At the American Association of Cancer Research’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, which took place in April 2023, DDW's Megan Thomas met with industry experts to learn more about their research and careers in the field of cancer research, who you will hear from across three episodes of the DDW Events Podcast series. This is the third and final e…
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At the American Association of Cancer Research’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, which took place in April 2023, DDW's Megan Thomas met with industry experts to learn more about their research and careers in the field of cancer research, who you will hear from across three episodes of the DDW Events Podcast series. In this second episode of the…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. There has been some interesting news related to clinical trials this week, with the announcement that the FDA has published draft guidance t…
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In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this latest episode, DDW's Megan Thomas is in conversation with Dr Pierre Eftehkari, the Chief Sceitnific Officer of Inoviem Scientific. With more than 15 years o…
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At the American Association of Cancer Research’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, which took place in April 2023, DDW's Megan Thomas met with industry experts to learn more about their research and careers in the field of cancer research, who you will hear from across three episodes of the DDW Events Podcast series. In this first episode of the …
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. With National Cancer Research Month coming to an end in May and the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting currently taking pl…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “Innovating now to reinvent the future of drug discovery”. It covers three articles written for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “Predictive biomarkers in the age of spatial biology”, “Exploiting the microbiome to drive nature – inspired innovation”, and “Animal re…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The theme of DDW's news review this week is money. Although Clarivate has reported a recent drop in investment in the industry, it is good t…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast, “What’s at the forefront of innovation?” It covers three articles written for the for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “Can animal genomics help find therapies for human disease?”, “Understanding and innovating in immunology”, and “Cell and gene therapies: Opportunities for…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. It was recently Clinical Trials Day and DDW have reported on the launch of a number of new Phase I trials. In-human studies have been initia…
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In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this latest episode, DDW's Megan Thomas is in conversation with Dr Michael Pace, Global & Strategic Feasibility Expert at Rho. Leveraging historical trial databas…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. DDW's Diana Spencer has selected five stand-out news headlines this week, which all relate to immunotherapy or immunomodulatory therapies fo…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Each of our top five stories this week exemplify the scientific curiosity that fuels the drug discovery sector, ultimately leading to better…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “The impact of technology on drug discovery”. It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 2 – Spring 2022 of DDW. They are called “Talking Tech” and “Rejuvenation biotech: Can this company make age a thing of the past?” With Covid-19 taking so much of the drug discovery and develo…
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In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this latest episode, DDW's Megan Thomas is in conversation with Kate Kelland, author of Disease X: The 100 Days Mission to End Pandemics, which explores the emerg…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The news stories dominating the headlines this week have been the breaking developments in cancer drug discovery announced at the American A…
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The latest sponsored DDW Sitting Down With podcast features Steve Wedge, Chief Scientific Officer of Cancer Research Horizons and Mike Waring, Head of Academic Medicinal Chemistry at Cancer Research Horizons. They discuss the work Cancer Research Horizons is conducting at its site in Newcastle University; how Cancer Research Horizons operates withi…
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In the latest sponsored DDW Sitting Down With podcast Professor Ruth Roberts, Co-Founder ApconiX and Claire Sadler, Project Toxicologist, discuss the benefits of carrying out a target safety assessment (TSA) during drug discovery and development whenever a biological target is going to be modulated. The speakers outline how TSAs can be used through…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. The headlines this week have revealed a high level of clinical trial activity taking place internationally. In just the last few days, new c…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast, “Data integrity and the value of the cloud”. It covers two articles written for the exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement published in Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “The concept of data integrity” and “Remote working: when the cloud meets the lab”. In the first article,…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. As March draws to a close, this week’s key announcements have demonstrated the breadth of international approaches to tackling cancer, with …
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast, “Painting a picture of the lab of the future”. It covers two articles written for the exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement published in Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “Perspective: education and lab automation” and “The lab of the future is now”. In the first article, J…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. This week we have seen a number of developments in the treatment of solid tumours hitting the headlines. Pennsylvania researchers may have f…
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The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. In the news this week, we have covered a number of early-stage studies that could lead to potentially huge breakthroughs in the treatment of…
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This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast, “Mass spectrometry and CRISPR are pillars of drug discovery”. It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “How ASMS offers more than seeing what sticks” and “CRISPR screening in the third dimension”. In the first article, Dr. Zack Gurard-Levin, Ch…
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