The Drug Discovery World Podcast

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 conference season in full swing and the speakers announced for  DDW's Turning Science into Business Symposium in November, our news round-up shines a light on the importance of these...

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 Dr Emil Lou, Professor of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Minnesota. They discuss the promising results of a recent clinical trial he led fo...

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. News stories of note for this week include a major deal signed between Eli Lilly and Rznomics in the field of RNA-editing therapies, and a potential quality-of-life breakthrough for patien...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "Innovative uses for biomarkers in drug discovery", which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 4, Fall 2023. They are called: " How biomarkers can help discover new treatments for women's health " and " Could NfL accelerate drug development for neurodegenerative diseases? " In the first article, DDW Editor Reece A...

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. Our news highlights this week focus on drug discovery for metabolic diseases, with a number of developments in treatments for obesity, liver disease, and diabetes. You can listen below, or...

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 Phil L'Huillier, CEO of Scancell. Following the company's recent partnership with the NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad, enabling fast-tracked access for mel...

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. Our news highlights this time focus on two major regulatory agencies, in a week that saw the European Commission (EC) launch a new fund designed to tempt US researchers to EU countries, an...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "Cutting-edge tools shaping early-stage drug discovery", which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 4, Fall 2023. They are called: " The use-case for NGS ", " Are organ-chips the future of preclinical research? " and " What spatial biology can tell us about disease and drug discovery ". In the first article, DDW...

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. Our highlights this week demonstrate a variety of approaches to cancer treatment, including a BTK inhibitor, macrophage checkpoint inhibitor, and antibody-drug conjugates, at various stages...

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 Dimitrios Goundis, CEO of Kither Biotech. Kither is a Phase I, soon to be Phase II, Italian biotech focused on respiratory diseases such as cystic fibros...

The latest episode of the  DDW Highlights podcast is now available. DDW's Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. With the  American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting  taking place from 25-30 April, the DDW news desk has been inundated with the latest advances in cancer drug discovery, so here are a fe...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "An overview on the impact of synthetic biology", which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " Synthetic biology: Impacting drug discovery " and " Synthetic biology: Innovating in drug discovery " In the first article, Mark Kotter, Founder and CEO of bit.bio, talks with Reece Armst...

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 Eli Lilly so far winning the race to bring an oral GLP-1 drug to market, having announced positive topline results from a Phase III trial, this week our news highlights focus on clini...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled " Where are scientists making waves in drug discovery? ", which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " How pharma is targeting advances in Alzheimer's treatments ", " The start-up disrupting the field of women's reproductive health " and " India: Why is the country ramping up dru...

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 a week of financial uncertainty for the industry, our round-up focuses on the power of partnership to accelerate drug discovery, from the prevention of respiratory infections, to mappin...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies", which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " Accelerating biotherapy and personalised medicine with long DNA " and " The microbiome in precision medicine ". In the first article, Matt Hill, Founder and CEO of Elegen writes ab...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies", which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " Sitting down with… Neil Dhawan ", " Meet the researcher: Giusy Di Conza, iOnctura " and " From the Top: Adele Hannigan, Antibody Analytics ". In the first article, Reece Armstron...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies", which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " Finding the North Star of therapeutic antibodies " and " Which diseases will benefit from therapeutic antibody development? " In the first article, Katie Abouzahr is the Vice Presi...

The latest episode of the  DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen. DDW's Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. Weight loss drugs have been making the news this week. As we come to the end of Women's History Month, two of the covered studies focus on women's health, specifically the role of weight loss drugs...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "Innovation enabled by new drug discovery technologies", which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " CRISPR breakthroughs: New solutions for common diseases " and " Re-assessing the risks of drug-induced arrhythmias during drug discovery ".   In the first article, Rolf Turk, Senio...

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 the DDW news round-up takes a look at developments in cancer research, including AZ's acquisition of EsoBiotec, positive trial results for an allogeneic T-cell therapy, and a new...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "Critical tools that support drug discovery and development", which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " You think you need an ELN… but are you asking the right questions? " and " Big data: Charting a new path to drug discovery and development ". In the first article, Matt Cliffo...

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. Clinical trials of all stages have dominated the DDW news section this week. All the stories represent a significant step forward for drug discovery, either due to the innovative nature of...

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled " The revolutionary impact of understanding genomics ", which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023. They are called: " Open science, genomics, and the quiet revolution in our approach to pharma " and " Junk DNA: How the dark genome is changing RNA therapies ". In the first article, Evan Floden, CEO...

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. Our news round-up this week focuses on start-ups, the innovative fledgling companies that are coming through and sparking new life into various areas of drug discovery. You can listen below...