Innovative applications of AI in drug discovery
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
Release Date: 07/17/2025
DDW Highlights: 18 November 2025
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
The latest episode of the is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, groundbreaking research showed the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine could boost cancer response. Elsewhere, the theme of UK investment dominated other headlines. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on , and
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How new scientific approaches are accelerating R&D
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
This is the latest episode of the free DDW Narrated Podcast, called “How new scientific approaches are accelerating R&D”. The episode covers two articles written for DDW Volume 25, Issue 1, Winter 2023/24. The first article is called ‘Accelerating recombinant protein vaccine discovery’. In the article, Jian He, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) Head at WuXi Vaccines, explains why vaccination responses need to be rapid, efficacious and cost-effective if they are to outpace new viral threats emerging across the globe. The second article is called ‘How 3D biology is...
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DDW Highlights: 11 November 2025
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
The latest episode of the is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week’s leading story came from a positive development in biopharma, with top companies reporting market growth in Q3 of 2025. Elsewhere, new research could help combat yellow fever and weight loss, while £500,000 was awarded to a biotech company to develop a DMD therapy. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on , and
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DDW Highlights: 4 November 2025
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
The latest episode of the is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week's top story came from women's health, as Bayer paved the way for a new approach to treat hot flashes due to menopause. Elsewhere, an anti-obesity medication has health benefits beyond weight loss and Alector discontinued its dementia drug. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on , and
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DDW Highlights: 28 October 2025
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
The latest episode of the is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, Galapagos announced plans to shelve its cell therapy business and hundreds of employees are set to lose their jobs. Elsewhere, pharma firms are offering discounts to US patients and a new AI model shed light on how to improve immunotherapy. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on , and
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DDW Highlights: 21 October 2025
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
The latest episode of the is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, new research showed drug therapies could prevent hereditary diseases. Elsewhere, there were major developments in cancer research and gene therapy could help combat hearing loss. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on , and
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Overcoming barriers to patient access
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Overcoming barriers to patient access”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 25 – Issue 1, Winter 2023/24. They are called: “Scaling up: The need for human cells to give better access to cell therapies" and "Decentralised identities: Blockchain based informed consent." In the first article, DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Kathryn Golden, SVP Technical Operations and Manufacturing at bit.bio. They discuss novel technologies, and methods to manufacture human cells for therapies so more patients...
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DDW Highlights: 14 October 2025
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
The latest episode of the is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their discovery on regulatory T cells. Elsewhere, AI use continues to rise in pharma and biotech, while CAR-T therapy has been used for the first time to treat ulcerative colitis. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on , and
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DDW Highlights: 7 October
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates. This week’s news is led by the agreement by Genmab to acquire Merus, an announcement which could have important ramifications in cancer research. Scientists have also made breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer, as well as in the understanding of Covid ‘brain fog’.
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First-in-class mechanisms for the next wave of dermatology innovation
The Drug Discovery World Podcast
In theseries, 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 Thibaud Portal, Founder and COO of Alys Pharmaceuticals, a biotech launched in 2024 with a landmark $100 million seed round. The conversation explores the vision behind founding Alys, the role of strategic collaborations with leading scientists, and the rationale for building a diversified dermatology pipeline spanning atopic dermatitis, systemic mastocytosis,...
info_outlineThis is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Innovative applications of AI in drug discovery”, which covers two articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 4, Fall 2023. They are called: “Decoding diseases: The AI renaissance in clinical trials” and “Advancing antibody discovery with AI”.
In the first article, Deepika Khedekar, Associate Centralized Clinical Lead at IQVIA, explains how artificial intelligence could make clinical trials more accurate, accessible and standardised.
In the second article, DDW Editor Reece Armstrong, speaks to Kashif Sadiq, Founder of DenovAI Biotech about the importance of computational methods in this field.