Research and Innovation 2023 – Accelerating future drug discovery

Presentation

29 March

Thu 30 March

[Schedule with Sessions only]

DAY 1

Auditorium

The Rosalind Franklin Room

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DAY 1

Auditorium

The Rosalind Franklin Room

DAY 2

9:00

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Research and Innovation 2023 – Accelerating future drug discovery

Chairs: Roger Clark, Charles River Labs Saleha Patel, AstraZeneca

Conference Welcome and Keynote Introduction
09:30 (5 mins)
Saleha Patel, AstraZeneca Roger Clark, Charles River Labs

New perspective on an age-old question
09:35 (45 mins)
Ken Raj, Altos Labs Cambridge Institute of Science

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Early Career Professional Impact Award

Chairs: Del Trezise, Sartorius AG

Early Career Professional Impact Award Introduction
10:20 (5 mins)
Del Trezise, Sartorius AG

Early Career Professional Impact Award - Remote and Selective Control of Astrocytes by Magnetomechanical Stimulation
10:25 (15 mins)
Yichao Yu, University College London

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Refreshment Break

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Age-Old Challenges, Modern Solutions: The Role of Geroscience in Addressing Age-Related Diseases

Chairs: Lynne Cox, University of Oxford Janet Lord, University of Birmingham

Session Introduction
11:15 (5 mins)
Lynne Cox, University of Oxford Janet Lord, University of Birmingham

Longevity Pharmacology Comes of Age
11:20 (30 mins)
Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, University of Birmingham

Technology Spotlight Partner
11:50 (5 mins)
Vendor Presentations, ELRIG

From Target Engagement to Cellular Effect How to Position CETSA in the Drug Discovery Process
11:55 (15 mins)
Yasmin Andersson — Pelago Bioscience AB

UK SPINE, targeting drug discovery for age-related multimorbidity
12:10 (30 mins)
Graeme Wilkinson, Medicines Discovery Catapult

The rise of AI driven drug discovery

Chairs: Kathryn Giblin, AstraZeneca Garry Pairaudeau, Exscientia

Session Introduction
11:15 (5 mins)
Kathryn Giblin, AstraZeneca Garry Pairaudeau, Exscientia

Accelerating Drug Discovery with Computer Vision
11:20 (30 mins)
Greg Slabaugh, Queen Mary University of London

Technology Spotlight Partner
11:50 (5 mins)
Vendor Presentations, ELRIG

ML Tools in Drug Discovery
11:55 (15 mins)
Thomas Waldmann, WuXi AppTec

Predictive Minisci and P450 Late Stage Functionalization with Transfer Learning
12:10 (30 mins)
Emma King-Smith, University of Cambridge

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CoSolve sustainability live pitching event - Novel technologies to enable filter tip reuse or recycl

Chairs: Kelly Gray, Emerging Innovations Unit, AstraZeneca

CoSolve Finalist Presentation - Sustainable technologies to enable filter tip reuse and recycling in research and development
12:40 (10 mins)
Katrina Cornish, The Ohio State University

CoSolve Finalist Presentation - Using filters as new thermal insulation materials
12:50 (10 mins)
Mohamed Ali, King Saud University

CoSolve Finalist Presentation - Filter-remover box to recycle or reuse tips
13:00 (10 mins)
Alberto Portone, TPM, Science & Technology Park for Medicine

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Refreshment Break - Poster Session 13.30 - 14.00

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Age-Old Challenges, Modern Solutions: The Role of Geroscience in Addressing Age-Related Diseases

Chairs: Lynne Cox, University of Oxford Janet Lord, University of Birmingham

Oligonucleotide senotherapeutics for the diseases of ageing
14:20 (30 mins)
Lorna Harries, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, Univer

Providing in vivo data on ageing endpoints early in drug discovery
14:50 (30 mins)
David Weinkove, Magnitude Biosciences

Cryo-ET for investigating the role of respiratory chain organisation in health and disease
15:20 (10 mins)
Emma Buzzard, University of Exeter

The rise of AI driven drug discovery

Chairs: Kathryn Giblin, AstraZeneca Garry Pairaudeau, Exscientia

Learning rich molecular representations from quantum mechanics
14:20 (30 mins)
Ward Haddadin, Exscientia

Federated Learning in Drug Discovery
14:50 (30 mins)
Lewis Mervin, AstraZeneca

A novel in silico simulation platform to untangle biological pathway mechanisms in Type 1 Diabetes progression
15:20 (10 mins)
Raminderpal Singh, Incubate.bio

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Comfort Break

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Age-Old Challenges, Modern Solutions: The Role of Geroscience in Addressing Age-Related Diseases

Chairs: Lynne Cox, University of Oxford Janet Lord, University of Birmingham

Strategies to target senescence
15:40 (30 mins)
Jesus Gil, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences

Autophagy as a pathway to rejuvenate immune responses
16:10 (30 mins)
Ghada Alsaleh, Oxford University

The rise of AI driven drug discovery

Chairs: Kathryn Giblin, AstraZeneca Garry Pairaudeau, Exscientia

Mapping the Rare Disease Knowledge Graph
15:40 (30 mins)
Daniel O'Donovan, healx

Human-in-the-loop modelling for de novo molecular generation
16:10 (30 mins)
Samuel Kaski, University of Manchester and Aalto University

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