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Shveta Bisht and Daniel Schraivogel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For one week in September, twenty postdocs got the chance to hear about exciting research happening within various industries, as part of the EIPOD Corporate Summer School. EIPOD is EMBL\u2019s interdisciplinary postdoc programme<\/a>, which receives funding from the EU\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions<\/a>. From designing drugs to creating a start-up company, Shveta Bisht and Daniel Schraivogel present their personal highlights, along with the latest developments occurring at the interface between academia and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shveta Bisht (left) at the Corporate Summer School. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The future of drug discovery and healthcare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shveta Bisht<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Former EIPOD and current postdoc, Haering group<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Corporate Summer School showcased various flavours of research in industry, including research in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. Over six days, a series of talks by scientists in these sectors highlighted various research avenues \u2013 including the intensive procedure used to develop new drugs and clinical treatments. The healthcare industry faces big challenges to develop and prescribe the most effective and safe treatments for patients. Precision medicine \u2013 which uses disease biomarkers to tailor therapies to individual patients \u2013 can help overcome these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the summer school there were several interesting discussions about the future of precision medicine. Rapid advancements in science and technology mean that we might be using big data for precision medicine sooner than we think. Although these concepts were not new to me, learning the details from the experts gave me a fresh perspective. The talk by David Jackson from Molecular Health GmbH inspired me most. He discussed the company\u2019s current data analysis platform in which a patient\u2019s genetic and clinical data are compared against the available data from other patients and clinical trials. This platform can predict the most likely diagnosis, as well as the therapeutic efficacy and safety of individual drugs. These methods have the potential to influence the critical decisions made by medical experts and patients, to enable better disease management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as highlighting the recent technical progress made in industry research, the summer school provided an overview of the research challenges faced by the healthcare sector, as well as scope for its improvement. The detailed insights by the speakers enabled me to identify opportunities where I, as a biochemist, could contribute to drug discovery and the healthcare sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Schraivogel (left) at the Corporate Summer School. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Navigating a complex scientific career landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Schraivogel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Current EIPOD, Steinmetz group<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

My research focuses on the development and application of new genomics technologies, to accelerate our understanding of how genes function in health and disease. I\u2019m interested to know more about research at the interface between academia and industry, and the EIPOD Corporate Summer School uncovered some of these secrets for me. We met with scientists and non-scientific staff who gave us very honest and in-depth insights into their work and their career decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took several key messages away with me. Firstly, successful researchers in industry choose their jobs with purpose, are enthusiastic about their work, and are willing to develop their skills further. So, don\u2019t choose industry for the wrong reasons! Among these, job stability should not be the major reason for moving into industry. Research in industry works within an essential \u2013 but not always stable \u2013 cycle of financial profit and science. Therefore projects, departments, or even whole companies are continually in flux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, the industrial and entrepreneurial landscape itself is highly exciting and continually developing. Jochen Maas, general manager of research and development at Sanofi Germany, predicts a highly connected research ecosystem that will drive future drug development. This ecosystem consists of agile start-ups, research institutes, hospital clinics and specialised contract research organisations \u2013 all of which are connected by pharmaceutical industries at their heart. This network may become particularly important as new competitors such as Amazon and Google, with seemingly inexhaustible financial resources, join the drug development business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, this highly connected ecosystem generates a large space for scientists who work at the interface between industry and academia. Indeed, both sectors are more closely connected than some researchers may think. The scientific outcomes of academic research are of fundamental value to industry, so companies want to collaborate with academic researchers. Whether that\u2019s through industry-supported academic projects or start-up companies created by academic researchers, this collaborative space is highly attractive to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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