World-leading Cancer Researcher Professor Paul Workman Joins The Innovation Debate 2012
To watch the debate live register FREE today at http://www.innovationdebate.com Professor Paul Workman, Deputy Chief Executive and head of cancer therapeutics at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, will join the distinguished panel of world-leading experts and chairman Professor Jim Al-Khalili for The Innovation Debate 2012, taking place on 20th November at 4pm at the Royal Society in London and webcast live at http Together they will debate "How do we innovate in a time of austerity?" and "Are we doing enough to nurture innovators of the future?" Presenting his views on the current state of innovation, Professor Workman - who has also been a scientific founder of two successful biotechnology companies - said: "We are facing a serious challenge to the whole cancer drug discovery and development #39;ecosystem #39;. "We are making real progress but nowhere near as much as we could be in converting the incredible increase in our understanding of how cancer develops - especially our knowledge of the genomes of cancer cells - into new targeted therapies for cancer patients. "There is also a major challenge to the pharmaceutical industry in switching from the previous one-size-fits-all blockbuster model to the new future, which will be all about personalised medicines targeted to multiple small patient groups based on cancer genes. "At The Innovation Debate, I will discuss the important changes needed to address these challenges and to realise the full potential of cancer research for ...From:InnovationdebateViews:3236 1ratingsTime:02:18More inPeople Blogs
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