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Gillian Farnie

From promising biology to drug discovery

13 July 2026

Getting research into a position to have real impact on patients can at times seem like a difficult journey – but, says Gillian Farnie, help is at hand. We chatted to her about the new Therapeutic Translation Team and how a translation journey can start with a simple conversation…  


 

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Dan Lucy speaking at Cancer Research Horizons' 2025 Innovation Summit

In search of the missing link

Siftr Bio is betting that the overlooked linker in antibody drug conjugates holds the key to safer, more effective cancer treatments. Co-founder and...

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Turning ideas into innovations

Stephanie Droop, Nikki Graham, Ali Taj, Solmaz Eradat Oskoui and Ioanna Nixon share their experiences of the Venture Builder Incubator.

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Building a CRISPR database

The Functional Genomics Centre generates vast amounts of CRISPR data every day. Here’s how they’re building a database to make sense of it all.

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Coming together for Zynlonta

How scientific expertise, funding and entrepreneurship came together for the development of an antibody-drug conjugate targeting lymphoma

Jason Mellad

Jason Mellad: co-founder and CEO

Jason Mellad co-founded Start Codon to support teams in translating their research ideas through seed funding, guidance and access to partners.

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