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SUMMARY:Toxicogenomics - helping reshape drug discovery (?) - Quin Wills (
 Simugen Ltd.)
DTSTART:20071003T140000Z
DTEND:20071003T150000Z
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CONTACT:Danielle Stretch
DESCRIPTION:Three years ago\, the idea of toxicogenomics - using omic tech
 nologies\nto understand/predict drug toxicity - started becoming a much\nd
 iscussed goal in industries such as pharma. Within a year\, business\nwas 
 looking good for companies set up around what was still a very\nacademic e
 ndeavor. Over the last year\, notable enterprises behind\ntoxicogenomics h
 ave largely failed. What has gone wrong? Is this\nanother omics bubble pre
 maturely pushing new science?\n\nQuin Wills (SimuGen Ltd)\, will give an i
 ntroduction to current\ntoxicogenomic approaches\, aimed at those interest
 ed in an overview of\nthe scientific/statistical challenges\, drug discove
 ry and current\ntechnologies.
LOCATION:MR5\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cambr
 idge
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