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Post-COVID-19 cognitive impairment: a new target for drug development?

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Dr Paula Moran, Dr Kiri Granger, Dr J Mark Treherne , and Dr Jenny Barnett explore the effects of long Covid-19 symptoms and what the opportunities are for drug developers working to treat post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment. New therapeutics of course depend on an understanding of biological mechanisms.

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Commercialising advanced therapies: Industry perspectives 

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With so many exciting novel treatments emerging from the labs, biotechs and pharma companies need to understand the potential unknowns as well as the known considerations if they are to optimise their impact in the real world. Other challenges involve talent gaps, particularly now that cell and gene therapy manufacturing is maturing.

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77% of researchers not using alternatives to animal testing

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More than 350 survey respondents participated in the survey by The Pistoia Alliance, including representatives from pharma companies, regulators, and CROs. Companies are excited by the possibility of producing more accurate models than traditional animal testing that could speed up drug development and support their ESG goals.

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This week in drug discovery (11-15 September)  

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Spanning artificial intelligence, theranostics, radiopharmaceuticals, quantum simulation and small regulatory RNA, the top stories this week all cover cutting-edge technologies and techniques making a huge impact on modern drug discovery and development.

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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

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A company within this ecosystem is STORM Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company creating novel small molecule therapies that inhibit RNA modifying enzymes (RME) for use in oncology and other diseases. billion in funding. Northern Ireland “Northern Ireland is a medtech super-hub,” says Saleko.

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Zebrafish for Disease Modeling and Drug Screening in Pediatric Cancers

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Children and adolescents lack robust preclinical models to replicate the pathologies and provide precise and targeted therapies. This is why not many Pharma companies specifically specialize in discovering and developing pediatric cancer treatments; a great example of advancing new therapies for childhood cancer is the biotech Oncoheroes.

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The DDW Podcast: 2023 in review

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In this episode, Kelland shares what she means by the ‘next pandemic’, the lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic, and the role of global health organisations and pharma companies going forward. A deep dive into US drug discovery What lies in the future for genomics and big data? Listen here. Listen here. Listen here.