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The Drug Discovery World Podcast

Drug Discovery World (DDW)

Here at Drug Discovery World (DDW) we"ve been publishing articles written by leading experts in the Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical, and BioPharmaceutical industries for over 20 years. DDW has grown as a quarterly business review of drug discovery and development, and now we"ve created this podcast to allow you to listen to our articles on the go. In our journal and this podcast, we cover topics surrounding: drug discovery; drug development; business; chemistry; enabling technologies; informatics;

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DDW Highlights: 26 August 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/08/26

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. The news this week has emphasised the importance of shared knowledge and expertise to the development of new drugs, whether that is through research collaboration agreements or mergers and acquisitions, with a number of new deals across different therapy areas. You can listen below, or find

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25:54

Strategies and challenges in therapeutic development...

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/08/21

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Strategies and challenges in therapeutic development and lab practice”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 4, Fall 2023. They are called: “The inner workings of antibiotics”, “Targeting advances in immunotherapies”, and “The considerations for building sustainable labs in pharma”. In the first article, Dr Luke Clifton, Instrument Scientist at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, explains the molecular mechanism

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13:59

DDW Highlights: 19 August 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/08/19

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 has seen some incredible advances in immunotherapy, including the development of a therapy that combines natural killer and CAR-T cells, and an off-the-shelf cancer vaccine that could revolutionise treatment for patients with one of the most common cancer-driving mutations. You can

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DDW Highlights: 11 August 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/08/19

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 the week that the US Department of Health and Human Services cancelled multiple contracts investigating mRNA vaccines, a number of other clinical trials have made the headlines. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.

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15:03

A non-opioid approach to chronic low back pain

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/08/07

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 Steve Ruston, CEO of Persica Pharmaceuticals. Ruston has been CEO since the company was founded and has been a key player in developing Persica’s non-opioid, one-off treatment. In this episode, we discuss the shift toward treating bacterial causes of chronic low

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13:41

DDW Highlights: 4 August 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/08/04

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 the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) taking place this week in Toronto, Canada, there have been a number of updates in the neuroscience drug discovery field. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple

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DDW Highlights: 28 July 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/07/28

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. Following the recent news that the FDA rejected Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s gene therapy due to manufacturing concerns, manufacturing has dominated the headlines this week, particularly significant investment in facilities in the US, and new guidelines to speed up CGT production in the UK. You

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19:26

Redefining oncology with radiopharmaceuticals

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/07/23

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 Thijs Spoor, CEO of the radiopharma company Perspective Therapeutics. The conversation covers how Perspective is advancing alpha-emitting radiopharmaceuticals to transform cancer treatment, with Spoor discussing the scientific, regulatory, and commercial

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12:58

DDW Highlights: 21 July 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/07/21

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’s news highlights reflect the incredible levels of innovation and investment, but also the hurdles to overcome, in developing gene therapies – breakthrough treatments in many genetic diseases that can bring their own unique challenges in terms of manufacturing, delivery and safety

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18:22

Innovative applications of AI in drug discovery

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/07/17

This 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

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DDW Highlights: 14 July 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/07/14

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 our news highlights focus on the drug discovery in the European Union, including some new regulatory approvals from the European Commission, advancements from Netherlands-based argenx, a new PhD programme in Estonia, and Switzerland’s evolution as a deep tech leader. You can listen

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DDW Highlights: 7 July 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/07/07

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 significant news this week, the FDA in the US has removed red tape that limits which centres could give CAR-T therapy, in a move to improve access to the therapies. The round-up this time focuses on other developments in cell and gene therapies (CGT) including two high profile acquisitions

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20:58

UK Spotlight: Innovation and discovery

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/07/03

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled "UK Spotlight: Innovation and discovery”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 4, Fall 2023. They are called: “Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?”, “From the top: Dr Martin Main, Medicines Discovery Catapult”, and “Meet the Researcher: Molly Stevens, Oxford University and Imperial”. In the first article, I highlight the research taking place and where this is happening in the UK, a

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16:08

DDW Highlights: 30 June 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/06/30

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. As we announce the DDW ‘Creating cures’ programme at SLAS2026, the week’s news highlights emphasise the importance of advanced technologies to the success of drug discovery, including digital control arms for clinical studies, nanobody-based imaging, and new applications for artificial

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23:12

mRNA and beyond: A new era of vaccine development

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/06/25

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 Professor Jonathan Kagan, a Harvard immunology professor and director of Basic Research at Boston Children’s Hospital. He’s also the founder of Corner Therapeutics, a biotech startup launched this year with $54 million in funding to develop revolutionary

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12:35

DDW Highlights: 22 June 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/06/22

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 the same week DDW shared expert insights from the 2025 ASCO annual meeting, there have been several significant developments in oncology drug discovery, including new therapy options for some difficult to treat cancers. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast

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09:52

DDW Highlights: 16 June 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/06/16

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’s round-up highlights the vital role of genetics in drug discovery, including new data for an Alzheimer’s gene therapy, the discovery of a genetic target for rejuvenation therapies, and a 13-year follow up on haemophilia gene therapy patients. You can listen below, or find The Drug

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37:36

Unlocking neuroscience drug discovery

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/06/12

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Innovative uses for biomarkers in drug discovery”, which covers three articles written for DDW Volume 24 – Issue 4, Fall 2023. They are called: “Advances in neuroscience drug discovery”, “Putting human data at the centre of drug discovery”, and “The era of precision neuroscience”. In the first article, Lu Rahman looks at neuroscience drug discovery – advances and challenges – and how breakthroughs in this field are helping address

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10:29

DDW Highlights: 9 June 2025

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/06/09

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-person events for sharing and discovering the latest drug discovery breakthroughs. You can listen below,

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16:17

Breakthroughs and barriers in gastrointestinal cancer...

The Drug Discovery World Podcast ·

2025/06/05

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 focused on gastrointestinal cancers, the potential impact of continued clinical success on the future of these

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