Medicines Discovery Catapult

Reshaping drug discovery for patient benefit. Independent, not-for-profit national innovation centre for drug discovery.

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

Commercialisation Pathway Simplified with New Regulatory Roadmap for RNA Therapeutics and Vaccines: https://t.co/yWYgYaK9IB

The Intracellular Drug Delivery Centre, with input from the MHRA, has developed a go-to guide to help innovators navigate the regulatory landscape for RNA therapeutics and vaccines. The guide includes a decision tree for nanotechnology-based medicines by @MHRAgovuk.

With the field of RNA therapeutics evolving rapidly, this roadmap is designed to accelerate innovation and bring new treatments to patients faster.

#DrugDiscovery

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

Our latest Mental Health Award aims to validate novel targets for drug discovery for anxiety, depression and psychosis.

💡 Duration: up to two years
💰 Level: up to £700,000 per project
✍️ Applications open: February 2025
🗓 Deadline: 15 April
https://t.co/miZzXJjebb

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

@wellcometrust Key dates 📅:

• Wellcome webinar: 25 February 13:00.
• Preliminary applications must be submitted by: 15 April 2025.

Read the full article: https://t.co/mInKRAVGT4

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[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

📢 Funding available to mental health drug discovery innovators!

@wellcometrust, in collaboration with Medicines Discovery Catapult's Psychiatry Consortium, has launched a funding call offering up to £700,000 to support #MentalHealth #DrugInnovators.

The funding call is now open. (1/2)

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women & Girls in Science!

To celebrate, we’re taking you behind the scenes on a lab tour 🎥- where our team shares their journeys into the world of science. From early inspirations to groundbreaking work, hear firsthand what a future in science can look like!

Share with a future scientist to inspire the next generation of women in STEM! #WomenInScience #STEM #FutureScientists

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

We are pleased to share that we have be shortlisted for the Bionow #BusinessSupportAward & #PartnershipAndCollaborationAward. We look forward to the awards dinner on 6 March: https://t.co/6Sd0KMWCY4

@Bionow

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

Today, Beverley Isherwood, Strategy Leader for Infectious Diseases, joins other speakers at BioInfect 2025 to discuss her talk 'Keeping PACE with AMR'.

Learn more: https://t.co/mS9mSmA3Gq

#BioInfect #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #DrugDiscovery

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

Register now for this week's @BabrahamUK webinar, MDC Lead Scientist Lorna Fitzpatrick, will be featuring in the session on 'Top tips to make a successful application to Accelerate@Babraham'.
🔗: https://t.co/TcBUuRuB1N

#DrugDiscovery

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

👏 We welcome three new members joining our experienced Board of Directors.

Dr Robin Brown, Chairman of Medicines Discovery Catapult, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Mike, Maddy and John to MDC's Board of Directors. Their decades of scientific experience, deep sector knowle👏 We welcome three new members joining our experienced Board of Directors.

Dr Robin Brown, Chairman of Medicines Discovery Catapult, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Mike, Maddy and John to MDC's Board of Directors. Their decades of scientific experience, deep sector knowle👏 We welcome three new members joining our experienced Board of Directors.

Dr Robin Brown, Chairman of Medicines Discovery Catapult, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Mike, Maddy and John to MDC's Board of Directors. Their decades of scientific experience, deep sector knowled

[Bionow @Bionow]

🎉 The #BionowAwards shortlist is NOW LIVE! 🎉 Thank you to all who submitted nominations, the standard was incredible! After much deliberation, our judges have shortlisted the nominees in the link below:

https://t.co/ujXmCjIWfJ

Our fabulous finalists are as follows...

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[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

Researching #Neurodegeneration, #Cancer, or #HeartDisease?

Super-resolution microscopy (SRM) can help accelerate #DrugDiscovery in these areas. Speak to us about your research if you want to understand how SRM can benefit your next study. https://t.co/cWuYGEQ9Tj

[Catapult Network @Catapult_UK]

From Catapult collaborations, to inspiring the next generation of #STEM engineers, spend a few minutes catching up with the latest developments from the @innovateUK #CatapultNetwork this month 🎥

[Lisa Whittaker @LisaWhittaker02]

Delighted to have our paper published @NMC_Journal sharing an important event bringing together patients, parents & professionals #neuroblastoma #molecularradiotherapy #PPIE

https://t.co/L6fwk8kAHZ

Great to work alongside @MarkGaze & colleagues @cclguk @NeuroblastomaUK @SKC_UK

[NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Manchester @ManchesterBRC]

Our recent PhD Showcase Event was an excellent opportunity to learn more about our current PhD students’ cutting-edge research.

📽️ Find out how we are inspiring the next generation of researchers 👇

@FBMH_UoM @GeneralGeorge @lisa_murray123

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

🎯 Exploring beyond genetic defects in lung cancers. NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) PhD student Matt Church outlines how their PhD project aims to better understand lung cancers without genetic defects to try to improve their outcome as part of the Cancer Precision Medicine theme.

#Oncology #PrecisionMedicine #PhD #CancerResearch

[NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Manchester @ManchesterBRC]

🔍 PhDs in Focus: Exploring beyond genetic defects in lung cancers

📽️ Hear more about Matt Church’s research and what advice he’d give to those thinking of applying to do a PhD 👇
https://t.co/kMXutrS6cm

@TheChristieNHS @MedDiscCat @FBMH_UoM

[CF AMR Syndicate @CFAMRSyndicate]

Congratulations to @GloxThera! Glox Therapeutics are looking to progress their novel programme aimed at targeting P.aeruginosa infections in Cystic Fibrosis. We’re excited to have them onboard the CDP funding call.
https://t.co/cQ8l8Jn4vN
@cftrust | @MedDiscCat | @lifearc1

[British Neuroscience Association @BritishNeuro]

💫Supercharge your neuroscience at BNA2025.
⌛️Early bird discounted registration closes on 31st January.
➡️Register today - https://t.co/Y1emA7fjKP

@The_SBNS @sidb_edinburgh @physoc @BBSRC @theABN_Info @wellcometrust @AlzResearchUK @MedDiscCat @BritPharmSoc @mndassoc

[NPIP @NPIP_Org]

📌 #Careers | @EdinburghUni
Links in the comments.
#Radiochemistry #Jobs #PETimaging

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

🎯 Combining expertise in in vitro cell models, disease biology, analysis technologies and knowledge, we can help you build evidence to support the progression of your therapeutic towards the clinic.

👉 Speak to us: https://t.co/5wGt0dPffp

[United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory @UKNNL]

Turning nuclear waste into more effective cancer treatment: UKNNL & @MedDiscCat secure @UKRI_News funding to explore groundbreaking therapy using Lead-212 from spent nuclear fuel.

This could transform cancer treatment and establish the UK as a global leader in precision nuclear medicine.

More here: https://t.co/5pXhq5uHQO