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Six reasons why you can’t miss ELRIG’s CRISPR in Drug Discovery 2019: From Targets to Therapeutics

January 31, 2019

ELRIG’s first CRISPR in Drug Discovery: From Targets to Therapeutics meeting will focus on the latest drug discovery applications of the rapidly developing CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Taking place at the King’s Centre in Oxford from 27-28…

ELRIG Chair, Steve Rees reviews Drug Discovery 2018 and shares ELRIG’s vision for the future.

October 18, 2018

The 12th Annual ELRIG Drug Discovery conference was held at the EXCEL Arena in London on the 9th and 10th of October 2018. The meeting was attended by over 1250 delegates, a record for ELRIG…

How computational biology is transforming modern drug discovery

October 4, 2018

In recent years, computational biology has been going through something of a renaissance. Despite being a field that is several decades old, the information-rich resources that are available today, in combination with modern computing powers,…

ELRIG and the British Pharmacological Society join forces to drive synergies between academia and the drug discovery industry

September 27, 2018

In recent years we’ve witnessed an increasing number of partnerships between academia and the drug discovery industry, in a push to expedite drug discovery innovation. As active advocates of this trend, we have formed a…

Ten reasons why Drug Discovery should be the one event you don’t miss in 2018

September 5, 2018

ELRIG’s flagship event, Drug Discovery, is now in its 12th year and has become the largest meeting of life science industry professionals in the UK. Featuring a panel of over 50 world-class speakers covering the…

Uncover the latest advances in organoid technology at Drug Discovery 2018

July 26, 2018

In the world of cutting-edge drug discovery, organoids have already proven themselves to be a powerful way to delve deeper into human biology. They offer increasingly sophisticated models for studying diseases and are robust emerging…

Ask an expert at Drug Discovery 2018: the latest advances in PROTAC technology

July 18, 2018

If you’re working in cancer drug discovery, it’s no secret that proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) hold great promise for developing innovative new treatments. We’ve seen that these bifunctional molecules can remove unwanted proteins by inducing…

Expert advice on pursuing a career in drug discovery

June 28, 2018

Deciding to start a career in drug discovery can be a daunting task. Without knowledge of the available options or a full understanding of what skills are needed, your career search can quickly lose momentum.…