CDD European Life Science Community Meeting
25 September, 2024. Cambridge, UK

Day 1: September 25, 2024. Community Meeting - Registration is open

Day 2: September 26, 2024. Training optional- For the day 2 register here 

University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Collaborative Drug Discovery Community Meeting brings the European technology and scientific communities together. This year is special as we are celebrating CDD's 20 years of excellence. 

We invite you to join us to learn about the latest life science industry trends, discuss research data strategies on best practices with peers, explore CDD Vault, get personalized training, listen to engaging keynotes, and network with industry experts. 

The distinguished line-up of speakers include: 

• Atf Nagbou. Director BD, Axxam
• Dr Benedict Cross, CTO, Phoremost
• Dr Ben Allen, Principal Scientist, MoA Technologies.
• Dr David Foley, Associate Director of Chemistry, Tay Therapeutics
• Dr Ed Griffen, COVID Moonshot and Technical Director of Medchemica
• Dr Etienne Donckele - Associate Director of Chemistry, Monte Rosa Therapeutics
• Dr Gordon Saxty, NS-MC Consulting 
• Dr James Dale, Director of Chemistry, PharmEnable Therapeutics
• Dr Jia Lu, Principal Scientist, Phoremost
• Dr Mat Calder, Principal Medicinal Chemist, Phoremost
• Dr Matthew Segall, Optibrium
• Dr Rebecca Clayton, RxCelerate
• Dr Simon Dawson, Principal Product Manager, Torx Software
• Dr Nathan Zaccai, Associated Principal Scientist, Domainex
• Dr Yuliia Holota, Sr. Manager Preclinical Pharmacology, Enamine Ltd.
• Kellan Gregory, Director of Product, CDD
• Charlie Weatherall, Director of Customer Engagement, CDD
• Dr Susana Tomasio, Sr Application Scientist, CDD
• Dr Antima Gupta, Application Scientist, CDD
• Emilia Hietala, Application Scientist, CDD

Plus, there will be multiple opportunities for face-to-face networking and connecting!
We look forward to sharing the celebrations with you!

Agenda: September 25, 2024

• 09:00-9:30: Registration and networking.

• 9:30-9:40: Welcome.
• 9:40-10:10: A systematic platform to unlock molecular glue degrader discovery.  Dr Jia Lu, Principal Scientist and Dr Mat Calder Principal Scientist, Phoremost
• 10:10-10:40: Simplifying research data management with CDD Vault, platform and automation. Charlie Weatherall, Director of Customer Engagement, CDD
• 10:40-10:55: Demo of new Assay Protocols and Curves functionalities in CDD Vault. Emilia Hietala, Applications Scientist, CDD

• 10:55-11:15: Aperitif and networking.

• 11:15-11:45: Enabling Drug Discovery for Challenging Protein Targets. Dr Nathan Zaccai, Dep. Head of Biology, Domainex
• 11:45-12:15: Enabling and automating a global antiviral drug discovery centre with CDD. Dr Ed Griffen, Covid Moonshot, ASAP Antiviral Centre and Technical Director, Medchemica
• 12:15-12:20: Fast DMTA cycle (Integrated Drug Discovery at Enamine). Dr Yuliia Holota, Sr Manager Preclinical Pharmacology, Enamine Ltd.
• 12:20-12:25: Technology partner spotlight: CDD VAult  and StarDrop: Seamless molecular design, optimisation and data analysis, Dr Matthew Segall, CEO, Optibrium

• 12:25- 13:30: Lunch and networking.

• 13:30-14:00: CDD Vault at MoA; the backbone of our data infrastructure. Dr Ben Allen, Principal Scientist, MoA Technology
• 14:00-14:15: New easy-to-use Machine Learning tools in CDD Vault. Dr Susana Tomasio, Applications Scientist, CDD
• 14:15-14:45:  PharmEnable's chemSEEK platform: Reimagining small molecule drug discovery using AI. Dr James Dale, Director of Chemistry, PharmEnable Therapeutics
• 14:45-14:50: Architects of drug discovery and development: An introduction to RxCelerate and our service offerings. Dr Rebecca Clayton, Chemistry Project Manager, RxCelerate
• 14:50-14:55: Technology partner spotlight: More time to focus on the science: real-time synthesis tracking and efficient collaboration using Torx Make. Dr Simon Dawson, Principal Product Manager, Torx Software
• 14:55-15:00:Axxam: Translating innovative research into bioactive molecules. Atf Nagbou, Director Business Development. Axxam 

• 15:00-15:15: Coffee break.

• 15:15-15:45: Teaching CRBN New Tricks. Dr Etienne Donckele,  Associate Director of Chemistry, Monte Rosa Therapeutics 
• 15:45-16:15: Targeted Therapy Drug Discovery: Success stories from Hit Discovery to DC/IND & Launched Drugs. Dr Gordon Saxty, NS-MC Consulting 
• 16:15-16:40: Chartering the CDD Vault future. Roadmap presentation. Kellan Gregory, Head of Products, CDD
• 16:40-16:55: Preview of the macromolecules drawing tool for biologics. Dr Antima Gupta, Applications Scientist, CDD
• 16:55-17:25: Life is just a read-through – overcoming premature stop mutations to treat rare genetic diseases. Dr David Foley, Associate Director of Chemistry, Tay Therapeutics
• 17:25-17:30: Closing remarks.
  
  
• 17:30-19:00: Networking, cocktails and live music with the Midnite Follies Orchestra.

Day 2: September 26, 2024. Free training and feedback session with the technical team.

Please register separately for the training session on day 2. Visit the registration page here

Looking forward to welcoming you at the Community Meeting and Training sessions

Register today to reserve your seat.