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.

JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM

Uncovering the mechanism of stress-resistant DNA replication in...

Accurate DNA replication is essential to transmit the genetic information from one generation to another. However, replication is frequently challenged by barriers that originate from exogen...

Speaker: Chames Kermi, PhD, PharmD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2020

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JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM

CK18 as a Biomarker in NASH Clinical Trials

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of chronic liver disease in developed countries, and it affects over 25% of the population worldwide. Within the next five y...

Speaker: Jessica Tuohy, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2020

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JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM

Measuring What Matters: Proliferation and Cell Death Biomarkers...

Biomarkers are critical tools for all stages of cancer research, from drug development through clinical applications. Cancer is fundamentally a disease of unregulated cell growth and circumv...

Speaker: Olivia Stricker, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2020

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JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM

Using 3D cell culture models and high content confocal imaging...

With an increasing push to improve safety, efficacy, and efficiency throughout the drug development pipeline, researchers are evermore looking to improve the predictive capacity of their in...

Speaker: Erin Edwards, PhD

Presented at: Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Event Series 2020

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DEC 11, 2019 | 7:00 AM

A Sensitive and Robust Plasmid Analysis Method by Capillary Electrophoresis...

DATE: December 11, 2019TIME: 7:00am PST, 10:00am EST An important part of the biopharma industry, Plasmid DNA is used as a gene-delivery vehicle for DNA vaccination and as a key...

Speaker: Colleen Reed

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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DEC 10, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Expi293: New Tools for Structural Biology and Difficult to Express...

DATE: December 10, 2019TIME: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST In this presentation, we demonstrate the performance of a new range of Expi293 components, including engineered Expi293 cell...

Speaker: Jon Zmuda, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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DEC 10, 2019 | 7:00 AM

Proven Answers for Protein, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Analysis

DATE: December 11, 2019 TIME: 7:00am PST, 10:00am EST Rapid growth in the cell and gene therapy industry has generated an urgent need for robust analytics around characterization of both vec...

Speaker: Mukesh Malik, PhD

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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NOV 19, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Overcoming the Hurdles of Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation...

DATE: November 19, 2019TIME: 8:00am PTCentrifugation has long served as a critical separation tool in countless research and production facilities spanning a wide range of discipline...

Speaker: Ross VerHeul

Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

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NOV 13, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Tools to Empower Your (CAR) NK Cell Research

DATE: November 13, 2019TIME: 12:00pm PT NK cells play a major role in immune surveillance and in the early immune response to cancer and infections. Beneficial anti-tumor respo...

Speaker: Dr. Martha Elia Luevano Salinas

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 12, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Leveraging single cell copy number to resolve tumor clonality

DATE: November 12, 2019TIME: 10:00am PSTDirect measurement of copy number by droplet-based shallow sequencing of genomic DNA has the potential to provide new insights into tumor heterog...

Speaker: Dr. David Craig

Sponsored By: 10x Genomics

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NOV 07, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Factor V Expression in ExpiCHO Cells

DATE: November 7, 2019 TIME: 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST In collaboration with Hematherix and Thermo Fisher, Dr. Laurent Mosnier is investigating a new treatment for acute traumatic bl...

Speaker: Laurent Mosnier, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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NOV 05, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Minicircle DNA: a new material for CAR-T and AAV vector particles...

DATE: November 5, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET New results have highlighted the advantages of minicircles over plasmids as they avoid unnecessary bacterial backbone sequences...

Speaker: Martin Schleef, PhD

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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NOV 05, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Validating a Pharmaceutical Total Organic Carbon Benchtop Analyser...

DATE: November 5, 2019TIME: 8:00am PSTThe International Committee for Harmonisation issued their recommendations on validating an analytical instrument, ICH Q2, to support users of a...

Speaker: Tony Harrison

Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

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OCT 30, 2019 | 10:00 AM

T Cells 101: Advancements in T Cell Culture

DATE: October 30, 2019 TIME: 10:00am PDTNew to T cell applications or just want a refresher on best practices? Miltenyi Biotec offers a large range of T cell culture products to optimiz...

Speaker: Marcello Stein, PhD.

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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OCT 29, 2019 | 7:00 AM

Optimizing high-content screening tools for physiologically-relevant...

DATE: October 29, 2019TIME: 7:00am PDT3D cell culture systems have recently emerged as tools for reproducing the cellular environment and the organization of tissues/organs, where cel...

Speaker: Elodie Vandenhaute , Zied Souguir , Daniel O'Connor

Sponsored By: Molecular Devices

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OCT 22, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Preserving Data Integrity: 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance and Osmolality...

DATE: October 22, 2019 TIME: 9:00am PDT, 12:00PM EDT...

Speaker: Angela Bazigos , Kristeena Wright, PhD , Shweta Nair

Sponsored By: Advanced Instruments

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OCT 16, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Overcome Top Titration Challenges

DATE: October 16, 2019TIME: 9:00am PDTManual titrations can be extremely challenging and frustrating, impeding your efficiency in the lab. More importantly, these issues can lead to inc...

Speaker: Ricki Hartwell , Gayle Gleichauf , Kevin Goohs

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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OCT 02, 2019 | 11:00 AM

Ditch the Excel spreadsheets and manage your molecular workflows...

DATE: October 2, 2019TIME: 11:00am PDT, 2:00pm EDT Ditch the Excel spreadsheets and manage your molecular workflows entirely in your LIMS Achieve configuration of molecular workf...

Speaker: Karla Paulson, MBA, PMP, LSSGB

Sponsored By: Abbott Informatics

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OCT 01, 2019 | 10:00 AM

High-throughput genotoxicity assays for DNA damage and mode of...

DATE: October 1, 2019TIME: 10:00am PDTThe toxicological testing market is no stranger to the principle of the three Rs of research: replacement, reduction, and refinement. With that to...

Speaker: Jeffrey Bemis, PhD , Jakob Bonse, PhD

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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OCT 01, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Looking under the Hood and Getting Started with the Optima AUC

DATE: October 1, 2019TIME: 8:00am PTIn the webinar, Introduction to Characterization of Biomolecules Using Analytical Ultracentrifugation, we discussed the fundamentals of analytical...

Speaker: Akash Bhattacharya, PhD , Ross VerHeul

Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

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SEP 25, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Expression, Purification and Characterization of Difficult to...

DATE: September 25, 2019TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ET This talk will focus on strategies for optimizing expression levels of membrane proteins using the Gibco™ Expi293™ and ExpiCHO™ Expres...

Speaker: Anass Jawhari, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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SEP 24, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Interrogating 3D spheroid versus 2D monolayer cell models in drug...

DATE: September 24, 2019TIME: 7:00am PDTHigh throughput screening (HTS) is an effective method for identifying putative active compounds for therapeutics. Assays that evaluate changes i...

Speaker: Dr. Adyary Fallarero, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor/Docent in Pharmaceutical Biology , Dr. Leticia Montoya, Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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SEP 12, 2019 | 10:00 AM

High Sensitivity Purity Analysis of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)...

DATE: September 12, 2019TIME: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDT...

Speaker: Tingting Li, MS

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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AUG 29, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Enabling Next-Generation Targeted siRNA Therapies with ExpiCHO

DATE: August 29, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT/ 12:00pm ET Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are a cornerstone of modern biomedical research and biotherapeutics. Therefore, reproducibly obtai...

Speaker: Ian Huggins, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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AUG 27, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Akoya Biosciences Webinar Series: Comprehensive Meta-analysis...

DATE: August 27, 2019 TIME: 9:00am PDT, 12:00pm EDT Immunotherapies targeting PD-1 or PD-L1 have proven remarkably effective for treating cancer in some patients, with considerabl...

Speaker: Cliff Hoyt, PhD , Steve Lu

Sponsored By: Akoya Biosciences

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AUG 14, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Continuous Improvement in Sample Management

DATE: August 14, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT. 12:00pm ET Implementation of Lean Methodology in Biobanking Operations to standardize sample management processes is effective. Each proce...

Speaker: Bill Lovatt , Jay Patel , Zachary Kogler

Sponsored By: Brooks Life Sciences

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AUG 13, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Best practices: 5 steps to live-cell imaging

DATE: August 13, 2019TIME: 10:00am PDTWhether you are new to live-cell imaging or an experienced researcher, this webinar will show you how to obtain publication-quality live-cell image...

Speaker: Oggie Golub, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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