ARUK Drug Discovery Alliance Meeting

On Thursday 25th September, the Brain Health ARC hosted a meeting at the University of Strathclyde's Neurotechnology Centre for the Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery Alliance. This was part of the ARUK-DDA “Scottish tour” which had previously encompassed both Edinburgh and Dundee.

Following presentations from the ARUK-DDA: Dr John Skidmore (Cambridge), Prof Fiona Ducotterd (UCL) and Dr Emma Mead (Oxford), there were presentations and in depth discussions about drug discovery from researchers from the University of Strathclyde, the University of Glasgow, and the University of St Andrews. Talks ranged from new potential compounds through to new targets, alongside scientific breakthroughs and new technologies for screening.

​Thanks to Prof Shuzo Sakata from the Strathclyde Neurotechnology Centre for hosting the event and to Prof Frank Gunn-Moore (St Andrews and the Brain Health ARC) for putting together the delegate list. As one of the attendees said: “It is sometimes just great to hear great science”. 

The meeting ended with a range of follow up meetings to discuss the individual projects.