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UK research partners team up to accelerate MND drug discovery

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million to fund a new two-year collaborative partnership with King’s College London (KCL) to validate a portfolio of human genetic driven therapeutic targets for motor neuron disease (MND). Historical pipeline data suggests that drug targets with human genetic disease association are twice as likely to lead to approved drugs.

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Big data – charting a new path to drug discovery and development

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Drug discovery and development timelines can span 10-15 years or more from initial discovery to market approval and typically require the analysis of massive amounts of data. One system that has been especially useful in generating relevant and accurate biological data is the patient- derived xenograft (PDX) model for cancer studies.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

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DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. million price point per dose.

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Researchers discover genetic cause of neurodevelopment disorders

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A global collaboration led by scientists at the University of Oxford has discovered that genetic variants in a specific gene cause a rare neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). The specific gene is called RNU4-2. The study estimates that these specific changes in the RNU4-2 gene can explain 0.4%

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Bioinformatics Jobs: How to Succeed in This Competitive Space

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The Human Genome Project could not have succeeded without the use of bioinformatics. Since the conclusion of the project in 2003, bioinformatics tools have been used to identify genes and elucidate their function with the aim of developing gene-based strategies for disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

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How digital innovation is helping therapeutics to get to market faster

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Researchers from the University of Oslo, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and Insilico Medicine used an AI target discovery engine to analyse transcriptomic data to identify dual targets for cancer and ageing 5. The company’s platform evaluated more than 11.4

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How big data analytics can make personalised care a reality

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Johannes Goll, Global Head of Emmes’ Biomedical Data Science and Bioinformatics department, explains how big data analytics can deliver improved therapies and bring clinical research one step close to realising the potential of personalised care.