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Women in STEM with Kristina Torfgard

Drug Target Review

However, my goal was all the time to work with drug development in the pharma industry, so I moved on and started that journey in 1992 when I took on a role as Clinical Research Manager at AstraHässle, a mid-size Swedish pharma company.

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Pfizer launches Phase III trial for Lyme disease vaccine  

Drug Discovery World

Pfizer has launched a Phase III clinical trial of a vaccine to protect people against Lyme disease, in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Valneva. . VLA15 is the only Lyme disease vaccine candidate currently in clinical development. Official comments .

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

Drug Discovery World

In this article, DDW’s Diana Spencer highlights several prominent hotspots that are taking the lead on advancing European drug discovery and development. Europe is traditionally a life sciences powerhouse, with a strong tradition in pharmaceutical discovery. In 2022, the continent held a 22.4%

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

She has over 15 years’ experience in corporate finance and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and intellectual property licensing. Hu was formerly a consultant at McKinsey & Company where she advised pharmaceutical companies on strategic, operational and organizational issues.

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Advancing neurological therapies with Dr Bruce Leuchter

Drug Target Review

But commitment to neuroscience drug development is critically important given the significant unmet medical needs and the ways in which patients, caregivers, and families suffer. In other cases, well-established biomarker profiles enable patient enrichment strategies in early-stage clinical development.

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Drug candidates with blockbuster potential for CNS diseases

Drug Target Review

Could you give us an overview of IRLAB’s current drug development pipeline? IRL1117 is expected to be ready to move into clinical development at the end of 2024/first half 2025.

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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

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From the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow, to Edinburgh Drug Discovery in the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Genetics and Cancer (IGC). At ELRIG’s Scottish Research and Drug Development Forum meeting, DDW’s Diana Spencer provided a snapshot of drug discovery in Scotland.

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