article thumbnail

Reflecting on ELRIG’s Drug Discovery 2022 

Drug Discovery World

The DDW team spent 4-5 October, 2022 at ELRIG’s annual meeting, Drug Discovery 2022, which remains Europe’s largest meeting for life sciences industry professionals and took place at ExCel, London, UK. Over the two days at ExCel, 1554 delegates attended the event. Of those delegates, 75% work in drug discovery.

Drugs 52
article thumbnail

Fortis Life Sciences leads the way in custom antibody discovery

Drug Discovery World

This article is sponsored by Fortis Life Sciences. Fortis Life Sciences offers custom antibody discovery and manufacturing services for antibodies and single-domain antibodies, supporting the drug discovery market. Moreover, custom antibodies are a key reagent in companion diagnostics for these novel therapeutics.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Receptor Occupancy Assays by Flow Cytometry: Benefits for Clinical Trials

XTalks

Flow cytometric receptor occupancy assays are being increasingly used in preclinical and clinical studies. Both the areas of drug development and clinical trials are increasingly using in vitro assays to help determine the efficacy of an investigational therapeutic. What is Flow Cytometry?

article thumbnail

Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

Drug Discovery World

As life science operates globally, the vision for the business was always to bring aptamers as an antibody alternative to researchers worldwide. What advice would you offer to similar start-ups?    AT: Integral to Aptamer Group’s offering is an in-depth understanding of molecular science.

article thumbnail

Transitioning Between Academia and Industry: Advice from Leading Scientists That Made the Switch

XTalks

A life-changing moment came for Dr. Leaving academia for industry is a route that academic scientists and professors did not traditionally pursue in the past due to perceived differences in skillsets, experiences and even associated stigmas. The journey first starts with the decision to make the switch. Key Moments.

article thumbnail

The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

Drug Discovery World

Sophisticated and continually evolving preclinical IO models (in vivo and in vitro) are particularly helpful in defining translational therapeutic strategies and understanding the efficacy of combination immunotherapies and refractory cancers, and in the identification of novel prognostic biomarkers. This continues to be the standard of care.

article thumbnail

CRISPR breakthroughs: New solutions for common diseases

Drug Discovery World

Incorporating in vivo pooled CRISPR screens has allowed for the interrogation of thousands of genetic perturbations in cells, leading to the determination of the involvement of molecules (PTPN2, ADAR1, or DHX37) in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) responsiveness and T cell activation.

DNA 98