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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

Drug Discovery World

Thanks to a prestigious academic legacy, Europe has long been a dominant region for life sciences. Europe is traditionally a life sciences powerhouse, with a strong tradition in pharmaceutical discovery. The oldest, still active pharmaceutical company worldwide, Merck, started life in 1668 in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Life Science Trends to Look Out for in 2024

XTalks

As we step into 2024, the life sciences continue to evolve at an unprecedented pace, driven by technological innovation, a deeper understanding of human biology and the application of new technologies in areas like drug development and health wearables. These companies are at various stages of research and clinical trials.

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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

Drug Discovery World

Despite the overall reduction in major pharma R&D centres in the UK, global pharma companies continue to engage with academic and biotech organisations here, particularly in hotspots such as the Golden Triangle, the Northwest, and Scotland, through the strong networks that have been developed between these organisations.

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How epilepsy researchers are moving the needle past anti-seizure treatments

Pharmaceutical Technology

This is particularly the case for pediatric forms of epilepsy where gene editing techniques like Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) are becoming more important, says Ferraro. In his work, Ferraro focuses on the links between gene variations and different responses to drugs.

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Nine new industry collaborations driving drug discovery forward

Drug Discovery World

Closed Loop Medicine and Pharmanovia TechBio Closed Loop Medicine and pharma company have initiated the OptiZest study and recruited the first patient. Making better use of data by integrating life science expertise with AI solutions is a promising approach to simplify and accelerate biopharma drug discovery and manufacturing progress.

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What to expect from drug discovery and development in 2023

Drug Discovery World

As such, 2022 saw a marked fall in ROI for global pharmaceutical companies and their research and development activities. According to research from Deloitte 1 , the average ROI in R&D for global pharma companies fell to just 1.2% in 2022, a steep decline compared to the record 6.8% the industry experienced in 2021.