Drug Discovery & Development Webinars

Browse our archive of webinars on pharmaceutical and biomedical research from collaborations between pharmaceutical companies, government, biotechnology companies and academia to create new drug discovery opportunities.

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FEB 24, 2021 | 1:30 PM

Roundtable Panel Presentation: Recent Trends in Screening GPCRs

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among the most intensively studied drug targets, and account for about ~34% of all drugs approved by the FDA. Examples of drugs targeting GPCRs includ...

Speaker: Annette Gilchrist, PhD , Professor Kevin Pfleger, MA, PhD, FBPhS , Juan José Fung, PhD , Aarti Kawatkar , Yamina A. Berchiche, PhD , Ajay Yekkirala, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 PM

Deep Mechanistic profiling of immune oncology drug combinations...

With an introduction by Sarah Warren, the Senior Director of Translational Science, this webinar will open by providing a brief technology overview of NanoString Technologies. Dr. Warren wil...

Speaker: Jason Frazier , Sarah Warren, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: NanoString Technologies

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 PM

Speed up your drug discovery with ready-to-use stable cell lines

Stable cell lines are critical tools of cellular assays in drug discovery and development. Over-expressing cell lines are needed to screen for hits, while functional cell lines are needed fo...

Speaker: Vevian Zhang

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: GenScript

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FEB 24, 2021 | 10:30 AM

The New xMAP® INTELLIFLEX: Technology You Trust. Versatility You...

Meet xMAP® Technology all over again. Over the past 25 years, Luminex’s xMAP Technology has emerged as the worldwide leader in bead-based multiplexing. The new xMAP® INTELLIFLE...

Speaker: Sherry A. Dunbar, PhD, MBA , Josh Jenkins, MS

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: Luminex - A DiaSorin Company

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FEB 24, 2021 | 10:30 AM

The Visiopharm Platform: Flexible tools to solve real-world problems

Image analysis in a real-world situation rarely involves solving a single unchanging problem. Modern tools need to be flexible and adaptable not only to solve todays problems but to support...

Speaker: Keith Bowers, PhD , Dave Mason, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: Visiopharm®

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FEB 24, 2021 | 9:00 AM

Keynote Panel Presentation: Biomarker assays - bioanalytical meets...

Reliable diagnostic, prognostic, predictive, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacokinetic biomarkers are critical to assure correct patient selection, drug dosing, and monitoring. Being able to iden...

Speaker: Andrew Roche, PhD , Roger Hayes, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 7:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: The biomarker to companion diagnostic continuum:...

Specific biomarker assays are included in an increasing number of drug labels, with uses ranging from prediction of adverse events to providing insights on efficacy for patient populations....

Speaker: Steven M. Anderson, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 6:00 AM

Introducing GenScript's DNA-Encoded Chemical Library Kit - GenDECL

GenScript’s new DNA Encoded Chemical Library (DECL) kit will revolutionize your pharmaceutical hit discovery and chemical biology research. In partnership with a leading technology exp...

Speaker: Rouba Najjar, MBA

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: GenScript

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FEB 24, 2021 | 6:00 AM

Fueling Discovery: Next-generation isolation of PBMCs and primary...

This webinar will highlight the importance of top-quality starting materials required for consistent, reproducible drug discovery assays. Topics include blood products, the latest in magneti...

Speaker: Josh Mahlios, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 AM

The Comprehensive A.I.-Driven Genomic Landscape for ALS - Implications...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 1 in 50,000 people worldwide. About 10% of these cases are found to have a hereditary component, bu...

Speaker: Mark Kiel, MD, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 AM

The development and application of TRUPATH biosensors to the study...

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) remain major drug targets, despite an incomplete understanding of how they signal through 16 non-visual G-protein signal transducers (collectively named t...

Speaker: Reid Olsen, PhD, Pharmacology, Head of GPCR Pharmacology

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 AM

Nonclinical COVID-19 Vaccine Development During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic changed all of our lives in 2020. Development of a COVID-19 vaccine required some re-thinking of the standard vaccine development paradigm. The webinar will cover noncl...

Speaker: Cynthia Rohde, PhD, DABT

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 AM

Lipidomics and Lipidomics in Research

There are approximately 2000 distinct lipids which are believed to influence health and disease in humans. Their molecular interplay with genes, proteins and metabolites is strongly affected...

Speaker: Dr. Christian Klose

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 AM

Multi-diagnostic approaches for patient selection in immuno-oncology

The development of different classes of immunotherapies that target cancer cells continues to be a rapidly growing area of research. The development of diagnostic tests which can predict pat...

Speaker: Cindy Spittle

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 24, 2021 | 12:00 AM

Evolution of a Platform-Based Non-Clinical Safety Assessment Approach...

Platform based therapeutics and vaccines offer a unique opportunity to simplify and streamline the drug development process. Moderna has taken the approach of harnessing the power of mRNA as...

Speaker: Joseph J. Senn, PhD, DABT

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2021

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FEB 10, 2021 | 7:00 AM

Influenza vaccine viral protein profiling for viral potency

Date: February 10, 2021 Time: 7:00am (PST), 10:00 am (EST) In this talk today we will discuss a new approach to profile influenza proteins. Influenza vaccines typically consist of either a...

Speaker: Stephen Lock, PhD , Patrick Buckley, PhD

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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JAN 27, 2021 | 7:00 AM

A novel automated and simultaneous protein/antibody high-throughput...

DATE: January 27, 2020 TIME: 7:00am PST resin columns is limited by throughput and a complicated sample preparation process, which makes it challenging to extend to high...

Speaker: Weilin Liu, PhD

Sponsored By: GenScript

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DEC 16, 2020 | 8:00 AM

Adding Dimensions to Multiplex Molecular Imaging

Date: December 16, 2020 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST) Molecular imaging of living specimens offers a means to draw upon the growing body of high-throughput molecular data to better under...

Speaker: Scott Fraser, PhD

Sponsored By: Leica Microsystems

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DEC 09, 2020 | 9:00 AM

Human hematopoietic stem cell research made smart and easy

DATE: December 09, 2020 TIME: 09:00am PST Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ensure homeostasis of blood throughout life. In this webinar, we share insights into the smart and easy isolation, c...

Speaker: Antje Kremer

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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DEC 09, 2020 | 7:00 AM

Characterization of RNA therapeutics from small to large

Date: December 9, 2020 Time: 7:00am (PST), 10:00am (EST) In this talk we will discuss the new analytical approaches to characterize RNA molecules from small oligonucleotides to larger messen...

Speaker: Stephen Lock, PhD

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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DEC 08, 2020 | 7:00 AM

Best TLC & HPTLC practices in pharmaceutical separations

Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) and High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) are convenient, fast, and efficient separation techniques for analytical methods without demanding comp...

Speaker: Monika Bäeumle , Michaela Oberle , Melanie Broszat

Sponsored By: MilliporeSigma

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DEC 02, 2020 | 9:00 AM

Pluripotent stem cell research: fundamentals of cultivation and...

DATE: December 2, 2020 TIME: 9:00am PDT Pluripotent stem cell (PSC) research is a continuously evolving field that beholds great promises for the future. The great application potential of P...

Speaker: Dr. Viola Stella Palladino

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 19, 2020 | 8:00 AM

From discovery to functional assays: therapeutic antibody research...

Date: November 19, 2020 Time: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Monoclonal antibody-based drugs have shown great potential as a treatment for several cancers. At Miltenyi Biotec, we offer a complete wo...

Speaker: Dr. Susanne Bethke

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 18, 2020 | 8:00 AM

Whole-organ mapping using AI and light sheet microscopy

DATE: November 18, 2020 TIME: 08:00am PDT We develop and implement technologies to solve some of the major bottlenecks in biomedical research. In particular, we establish new imaging approac...

Speaker: Ali Ertürk

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 16, 2020 | 8:00 AM

Targeted single-cell RNA sequencing enables genome-scale CRISPR...

Date: November 16, 2020 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST) CRISPR screening has become the prime discovery tool in modern biomedical research and drug discovery. At the same time, most screen...

Speaker: Wieland Keilholz, Ph.D. , Pawel Zajac, Ph.D. , Dr. Tilmann Buerckstuemmer

Sponsored By: Illumina

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NOV 12, 2020 | 12:00 AM

Fully Automated IHC Multiplexing: Techniques and Assay Development

Multiplexing IHC is a technique that is increasing in demand as more and more researchers and physicians are being tasked with doing more with less. With multiplexing, you have the advantage...

Speaker: Mark Hellewell, PhD

Presented at: DISCOVERY Global User Symposium

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NOV 10, 2020 | 7:00 AM

Move Forward with Automation

DATE: November 10, 2020 TIME: 7:00am PDT, 10:00am EDT Automation can provide tremendous benefits such as increased pipetting precision and accuracy, productivity, and throughput. Numerous wo...

Speaker: Paulina Kocjan , Kirk Mantione, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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