The REMEDi4ALL Drug Repurposing Bootcamp for Academics
From Hypothesis to Impact: Navigating the Repurposing Pathway
Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
Join us for the first REMEDi4ALL Drug Repurposing Bootcamp for Academics
From Hypothesis to Impact: Navigating the Repurposing Pathway
Drug repurposing represents a vital pathway for treatment development, both for patient communities and academic innovators. Finding new uses for existing drugs can provide a more rapid pathway to patient impact, both by reducing the number of steps to a clinical trial and reducing the financial barrier to research.
While the potential of repurposing is huge, the pathway to deliver a repurposed medicine from concept to market remains a hugely challenging one. This is particularly hard for academic researchers to navigate – employing their scientific skill set to the complex and highly regulated world of drug development unsupported can lead to projects quickly becoming mired in challenges or uncertainty.
The REMEDi4ALL Drug Repurposing Bootcamp for Academics, held at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge, aims to support researchers embarking on this journey. This pilot training course will provide face to face training to explain the full drug repurposing pathway, helping researchers understand the steps involved in turning a repurposing hypothesis into a product capable of delivering real impact to patients.
What does the programme cover?
The Bootcamp will be delivered through a mixture of expert lectures, discussions, and working groups, allowing us to tap into the expertise in REMEDi4ALL’s growing repurposing community as well as the knowledge and experience of our trainees.
This day and a half training programme will cover:
- The repurposing pathway and product development mindset: how can tools such as the target product profile and repurposing development plan help repurposing research stay focused on patient benefit?
- Repurposing collaborations: how can meaningful and impactful collaborations with both patient groups and industry be formed and support repurposing research?
- Regulation and scientific advice: how can academics engage in the regulatory process and how can scientific advice support your development plan?
- The search for funding: where can repurposing funding be sourced, and how do you make your own applications stand out from the crowd?
- Selling your science: communicating your ideas to a different audience, whether the public, funding bodies, or industry investors can be pivotal in driving a project to completion. But what makes a good pitch and how should it be constructed?
Who should apply to the programme
We are looking for you
The ideal candidate:
- Senior post-doctoral researcher or early-career PI
- Leading or involved in promising drug repurposing projects
- Willing to engage in collaborative learning experiences, stimulating discussions and networking opportunities with other stakeholders involved in the drug repurposing field
- Willing to provide in-depth feedback on their experience in this pilot event to improve future training experiences
Note on costs: REMEDi4ALL will cover 20 fully funded places on this new training course. Successful applicants will have the cost of their travel, and one night’s accommodation covered, alongside access to this free training programme.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout February.
Register here!
Hinxton Hall, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
The Wellcome Genome Campus is home to some of the world’s foremost institutes and organisations in genomics and computational biology, committed to delivering life-changing science.
Hinxton Hall
Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge
United Kingdom
CB10 1RQ
REMEDi4ALL Partners & Associated partners
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