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ELRIG Announces Inaugural US Drug Discovery Conference
Free-to-attend event takes place at Pfizer in Cambridge, MA from 16–17 June Drug Discovery USA 2026 to focus on emerging multifunctional small molecule and biologic approaches to drug difficult targets Cambridge, UK, 14 April 2026: ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation dedicated to the global drug discovery community, today announced the launch of Drug Discovery USA 2026. The inaugural event, taking place at Pfizer in Cambridge, MA from 16–17 June, offers the dr
Apr 14


ELRIG Announces Prof Hazel Screen and Dr Dave Powell as Keynote Speakers for Advances in Cell-based Screening 2026
Free-to-attend conference takes place at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg, Sweden from 6–7 May Programme to focus on advancement of animal-replacement technologies and transition towards human-first, AI-driven drug discovery Cambridge, UK, 12 March 2026: ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation dedicated to the global drug discovery community, today announced the keynote speakers for Advances in Cell-based Screening 2026, taking place at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg, Sweden
Mar 12


ELRIG Appoints Dr Kelly Gray and Dr Elaine Duncan to its Board
Strengthens leadership team to support next phase of growth as organisation evolves to meet needs of global drug discovery community Drs Gray and Duncan to lead scientific programmes and early career initiatives, respectively Cambridge, UK, 25 February 2026: ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation dedicated to the global drug discovery community, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Drs Kelly Gray and Elaine Duncan to its Board. These new
Feb 25


ELRIG Announces Keynote Speakers for Drug Discovery 2025
Prof Heather Pinkett and Dr Dafydd Owen to lead ELRIG’s flagship event Drug Discovery returns to Liverpool, 21–22 October 2025 to...
May 7, 2025


ELRIG Appoints Dr Del Trezise as Chair
New leadership to drive continued growth and collaboration in drug discovery Cambridge, UK, 8 April 2025 : ELRIG, a not-for-profit,...
Apr 8, 2025


ELRIG Announces Prof Rory Johnson and Dr Shalini Andersson as Keynote Speakers at Therapeutic Oligonucleotides 2025
Therapeutic Oligonucleotides 2025: Drugging the Undruggable takes place at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg, Sweden from 14–15 May Cambridge,...
Mar 25, 2025


ELRIG Announces Drs Jue Wang and Robert Grundy as Keynote Speakers at Research & Innovation 2025
ELRIG Research & Innovation 2025 takes place in London, UK from 10–11 March Event will focus on ‘Big molecules to big data…thinking BIG...
Jan 24, 2025


ELRIG UK and The Protein Society Partner to Advance Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery
Partners to host joint conference on ‘Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery’ in Cambridge, UK from 18–19 November 2024 Cambridge, UK and Los...
Jun 26, 2024


ELRIG UK Announces Profs Ijeoma Uchegbu and Marcus Schindler as Keynote Speakers at Drug Discovery 2024
Drug Discovery 2024: Connecting Minds, Transforming Science, Empowering Community will take place at ExCeL London from 2–3 October...
May 2, 2024


ELRIG UK and SRG Announce Partnership to Advance Life Science Professionals in Drug Discovery
Partnership endorses mission to facilitate career progression and support life science industry growth Cambridge and London, UK, 16 April...
Apr 16, 2024


ELRIG UK Establishes Engagement Strategy Work Group
Group aims to improve access to scientific programmes and grow ELRIG community Cambridge, UK, 14 September 2023: The European Laboratory...
Sep 14, 2023


ELRIG UK Announces Prof Janet Hemingway & Dr Dave Powell as Keynote Speakers at Drug Discovery 2023
ELRIG Drug Discovery 2023 at ACC Liverpool (18–19 October) to focus on diverse thinking and new perspectives Cambridge, UK, 06 June 2023:...
Jun 6, 2023


ELRIG UK Appoints Nick Clare to Board as Vendor Strategy Work Group Lead
Cambridge, UK, 11 May 2023: The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK today announced the appointment of Nick Clare...
May 11, 2023
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