Exploration Science with Dr. Wendy Hartsock and Dr. Diedra Shorty

Bringing Biochemistry to Peptide Production

In this episode of Exploration Science, CEO and Co-founder of Numaferm, Dr. Christian Schwarz, and peptide manufacturing expert, Dr. Alain Scarso, discuss the peptide therapeutics market and dive into the technology of Numaswitch – a transformative biochemical platform to produce peptides, pepteins, and proteins.

Accelerating Peptide Therapeutics with Biocomputational AI

In this episode of Exploration Science, Pepticom co-founders, Dr. Immanuel Lerner and Dr. Amit Michaeli, discuss the advantage of employing biocomputational AI software to optimize peptide drug discovery, reduce development risks, and accelerate time to market.

The Design, Synthesis, and Study of Biologically Relevant Peptides

In this episode of Exploration Science, Dr. James Nowick (University of California, Irvine) and Dr. Nick Truex (University of South Carolina) delve into the complexities of designing, synthesizing, and examining biologically significant peptides. They also share fond memories of their time working together in the lab.

Intelligently Navigating the Peptide Chemical Space

In this episode of ExplorationScience, Dr. Jonathan Steckbeck, the founder and CEO of Peptilogics, discusses the company's approach to peptide drug discovery. Tune into this episode to learn how partnering biology with machine learning is guiding the intelligent navigation of peptide chemical space to develop next-generation therapeutics.

De Novo Protein Biosensors: Transforming Point of Care

In this episode of Exploration Science, Dr. David Shoultz, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of Monod Bio discusses the next generation of clinical diagnostics and how the company is transforming point of care for patients. Tune in and learn how scientists at Monod Bio are driving diagnostic innovation through de novo protein design and deploying lucCage technology. This platform is based on research conducted by Dr. David Baker and scientists at the University of Washington Institute for Protein Design to generate artificial luciferases with optimized size, stability, substrate specificity, and photophysical properties.