Pharma Award - November 8, 2016
Revolutionizing drug discovery
Jing Tang from the Institite of Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) has been awarded one of the prestigious ERC Starting Grants by the European Research Council. The 5-year grant totals 1.5 million euros. Tang’s project utilises computational systems medicine approaches, and aims to develop new ways to identify personalised drug combinations that are more effective against […]
Uncategorized - May 14, 2015
Small Business Research at BIO
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the U.S.National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S.National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to feature Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funded early-stage biomedical companies in an expanded Innovation Zone at the 2015 BIO International Convention June 15-18 in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. The Innovation Zone companies, focused on drug discovery, diagnostics and other […]
Drug Development Pharma - January 22, 2014
Nuevolution enter drug discovery collaboration
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, Cancer Research Technology (CRT), London and Nuevolution, Copenhagen have entered into a drug discovery collaboration to identify novel lead candidates for cancer treatment. Researchers will use Nuevolution’s screening technology, Chemetics, to screen libraries each of millions of DNA-tagged compounds to identify those that act on a key protein in the stress […]
Drug Development Pharma - January 21, 2014
MVA Ambassador contributes to CBS report about pharmaceutical public-private partnering
MVA Ambassador Torsten Jepsen, responsible for the U.S. East Coast, played a key role in developing a new report by Copenhagen Business School (CBS), which examines the growing trend of pharmaceutical companies teaming up with universities to boost innovation and speed up drug discovery. The report, entitled “Value and growth through new kinds of innovative […]
