Future of Drug Discovery

Björn Schimmöller - Inorganic Chemistry at the Frontier of Immunotherapy (FODD #15)


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In this episode, we speak with ⁠⁠Björn Schimmöller, Co-Founder and CEO of iuvantium, a synthetic immunobiology company developing new modalities for the next generation of immunotherapies.

Host: ⁠⁠Murat Tunaboylu⁠⁠, Co-Founder and CEO of Antiverse.

You will learn:

  • The founding journey of iuvantium from Oxford University.
  • How Iuvantium is enhancing immune system efficiency and reducing clinical trial uncertainty using inorganic chemistry.
  • ‘Decoding’ the immune system and how personalised medicine may lead to the next leaps in immunotherapy.
  • Things mentioned:

    • ⁠⁠AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
    • John Austyn - CSO and Co-Founder of Iuvantium
    • Ralph Steinman
    • Farooq Khan - AI Architect at Iuvantium
    • ‘Artificial Lymph Nodes’
    • Simon Sinek - The Infinite Game
    • Additional Materials:

      • Contact iuvantium: [email protected]⁠⁠
      • iuvantium website: https://iuvantium.com/
      • iuvantium LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iuvantium/
      • First time hearing about Antiverse?

        Antiverse is an artificial intelligence-driven techbio company that specialises in antibody design against difficult-to-drug targets, including G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels. Headquartered in Cardiff, UK and with offices in Boston, MA, Antiverse combines state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and advanced cell line engineering to develop de novo antibody therapeutics. With a primary focus on establishing long-term partnerships, Antiverse has collaborated with two top 20 global pharmaceutical companies. In addition, they are developing a strong internal pipeline of antibodies against several challenging drug targets across various indications.

        For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.antiverse.io⁠⁠

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