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Quality Hits at Lightning Speed

Unleash accelerated hit identification with Evotec’s high-throughput screening.

Drug discovery is a fundamental aspect of the pharmaceutical industry that requires meticulous research and experimentation. One critical step in drug discovery is hit identification, the process of finding chemically attractive small molecules that show a desirable biological profile.

Please find below our parts 1 and 2 of the series available on-demand. Our newest episode 3 on biophysical screening in drug discovery is now available for registration below.  

Pt 1 - High Throughput Screening Strategies - Available On-Demand

Unlocking High Throughput Hit Identification Strategies

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In today's dynamic landscape of drug discovery, the quest for high-quality chemical starting points is paramount.


Join us as Dr. Thomas Ahrens, Group Leader, Hit ID & Biophysics at Evotec, shares invaluable insights into the innovative strategies driving high throughput screening (HTS) processes.

The Q&A session is joined by Dr. Helene Jousset Sabroux, Group leader, High Throughput Biology & Screening at Evotec.

During this engaging session, you'll gain:

  • In-depth understanding of the HTS process at Evotec.
  • Insights into the challenges posed by today's HTS landscape.
  • Strategies for mitigating risks in drug discovery projects.
  • A glimpse into Evotec's approach to delivering the best compound starting points to our partners.

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Dr Thomas Ahrens

Group Leader, Hit ID & Biophysics

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Latest update: May 2024

Biography


Dr. Ahrens brings over 25 years of experience in academia and industry to the table, with a background in Molecular Biology, cell-based assays, assay development, and Small Molecule High Throughput Screening. As the Group Leader of the HTS department at Evotec Hamburg since 2014, his expertise is unparalleled.

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Pt 2 - Protein Sciences - Available On-Demand

It All Starts With a Protein – Protein Sciences as a Key to Success in Drug Discovery

Webinar - It All Starts With A Protein

At Evotec, we believe that we are living in a golden age of technological advances, with breakthrough technologies in AI/ML, screening, structural biology, biophysics and beyond. Together with our partners, we support various drug discovery programs and getting the right protein is often critical for success.

Join us as Dr. James Errey, VP, Head of Global Protein Production, discusses the innovative technologies driving protein reagent generation for drug discovery at Evotec. James will share a range of case studies providing practical insights and real-world applications of GPCR structural biology, protein biologics, membrane protein biophysics and high-throughput screening.

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Dr. James Errey

VP, Head of Global Protein Production

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Latest update: May 2024

Biography 


Dr Errey has an MSc in Biotechnology from the University of Kent (1999) and a Ph.D. in carbohydrate biochemistry from the University of East Anglia (2003) under the supervision of Professor Rob Field. He then went on to spend three years as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Professor John Blanchard at Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York studying the enzymology of mycobacterial proteins. In 2006 he returned to the U.K. as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Professor Ben Davis at Oxford University, exploring new methods for the selective post-translational modification of proteins.

In 2008 he joined Heptares Therapeutics Ltd, a GPCR drug discovery company utilizing a novel structure-based drug discovery approach. During his time at Heptares he setup the protein biochemistry and biophysics platform helping to enable the structural determination of a number of therapeutically relevant GPCRs. In 2019 he left SoseiHeptares to Join Evotec as VP Head of Global Protein Production where he is heading Evotecs global protein biochemistry platform.

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Pt 3 - Biophysics - Register Now

Molecular Interactions Matter - Biophysical Screening for Early Drug Discovery

Evotec’s biophysics platform supports drug discovery projects in the use of sophisticated binding and functional techniques to measure the molecular interactions between initial hit compounds and their targets with high throughput, accuracy, and precision. A growing range of biophysical techniques are specifically applied during hit identification.

Join us as Dr. Florian Krieger, VP Biophysics, presents Evotec’s most recent developments in biophysical screening approaches during early drug discovery stages, including an introduction to Evotec’s library sets suitable for biophysical screening. Florian will further discuss case studies covering lead-like screening, fragment-based approaches, and covalent hit identification.

Date: 9 July 2024
Time: The webinar is available in multiple time zones. Please select the option that best meets your needs.

9am CET | 8am BST | 3am EST | 12am PST | 4pm JST
5pm CET | 4pm BST | 11am EST | 8am PST | 12am JST

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Dr Florian Krieger

VP Biophysics

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Latest update: June 2024

Biography 


Dr Krieger holds a Diploma in Biochemistry from the University of Halle (2000) with a focus on enzymology and obtained his Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from the University of Basel (2004) in the field of protein folding. He then spent three years as a postdoctoral fellow at Louis Pasteur University Strasbourg studying the modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by small molecules.

In 2008 he joined Evotec as a Research Scientist and became member of the he biochemical Assay Development group. Since this time, he gained experiences in small molecule HTS approaches but also contributed to the setup of Evotec’s biophysics platform. Since 2022 Dr Krieger is heading the biophysics unit at Evotec Hamburg site as VP Biophysics.

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