Patients band together to develop their own drugs
A real-world case study to set the scene Timothy Omer is a Type 1 diabetic and a ‘health hacker’. He, and others affected by this debilitating condition, have banded together under the #WeAreNotWaiting banner to develop their own solutions to their health issues. They have lost patience with an industry apparently failing to find answers […]
Keeping secrets in drug discovery
SMEs in the life sciences sector are the lifeblood of new innovations. If that’s you, it means that some of your most valuable assets will be your intellectual property and know-how. Most likely, you will have inventions which you are looking to patent, and other key confidential information. Inventions It is important to keep your […]
Putting the human back into medicines discovery
Is there something missing from your research? The need to humanise drug discovery was highlighted in the State of the Discovery Nation report. This is not surprising given that from the 63% of drugs that pass Phase I safety, only 31% pass Phase II human proof of concept and only 50% pass on through Phase […]
The importance of collaboration
A guest blog from Aisling Burnand, CEO of The Association of Medical Research Charities Collaboration can make all the difference to patients and their loved ones, and we need to work together to make it happen. I see collaboration as a powerful antidote to the challenges and barriers that face all of us in the […]