Bridging the Gap Between Academic Innovation and Industry Drug Discovery and Development (UoDundee P2D 2017)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Dundee
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Technical Summary
The MRC Proximity to Discovery scheme awards universities funds to help develop new collaborations, and ways of exchanging knowledge and skills. The awards can be used to support activities that promote the value of academic-industry partnership, and enhance academic and industry researchers’ understanding of each other’s needs and capabilities. This may be through people exchanges, creation of technology demonstrators, showcase events, commercialisation workshops and ‘entrepreneurs in residence’ schemes. Such exchanges of knowledge and skills will boost the most fruitful collaborations between UK universities and life science companies.
| Description | H18015 Strategic investment |
| Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | H18015 |
| Organisation | Scottish Executive |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Research collaboration with Bukwang |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | School of Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | A screen was run using MALDI-TOF mass spec and hit expansion to deliver 4 series of compounds |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge of the target area |
| Impact | Project based funding for Dundee and Oxford |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | BBC Scotland news for Takeda collaboration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC Scotland were offered an exclusive to report the Dundee collaboration with Takeda. A video was shown on BBC Scotland news on 19/02/19 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | BioEurope Autumn 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Attendance at BioEurope Autumn in Copenhagen for partnering and in particular collaboration building meetings with Bukwang Pharma and SYNthesis Research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | BioEurope Spring 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Attended 35 one-to-one partnering meetings over 3 days with follow up discussions leading to a research collaboration agreement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Due diligence visit form Bukwang Pharma |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A team of 3 from Bukwang Pharma form S.Korea visited for 2 days to complete diligence and negotiate a collaboration and license agreement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Due diligence visit from Takeda |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A team of 3 from Takeda in Japan spend 3 days in Dundee to complete diligence and negotiation a collaboration and license agreement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.drugdiscovery.dundee.ac.uk/about-us/news/drug-discovery-unit-partners-takeda-develop-new-... |
| Description | Hosted Ex Scientia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hosted a visit from Ex Scientia seeking to build a 3-way collaboration with another biotech to develop new AI technologies for antibacterials drug discovery |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Hosted a visit from Almac |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hosted a team from Almac to discuss possible collaboration to co-develop a range of DUB inhibitors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Hosting a visit from SYNthesis Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | As a follow up from discussion at BIoEurope we hosted a visit from the President of SYNtheisResearch to continue collaboration discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Meeting with Takeda and collaborators in Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A 3-way meeting between Dundee, Takeda and collaborators in the University of Cambridge and the MRC LMB. A project plan was agree and subsequently funded via research collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit from Chris Law MP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Chris Law MP visited the School of Life Sciences in support of Tay Cities Deal and other activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit from Scottish Funding Council |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Hosted a visit form a number of officials from the SFC to hear more about out research activities and collaboration with other UK universities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Visit from Summit Therapeutics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hosted a number of visit form Summit Therapeutics leading to receipt of funding towards a PhD studentship |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |