Our Centre for Drug Development

 

 

We partner with academics, biotech, and pharma to deliver early-phase clinical trials, accelerating the next generation of cancer treatments to patients. 

Our portfolio spans multiple therapeutic modalities including antibodies, cell therapies, vaccines, small molecules and imaging agents. We’re always seeking new and innovative projects that maximize patient benefit, in particular first in class therapies and first in human clinical trials.  

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Our track record

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30 

years of experience

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20 

agents under active development

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6

agents registered as medicines

We have a strong history of advancing cancer treatments. Some notable therapies in our portfolio include:  

  • Temodal, for the treatment of glioblastoma 
  • Zytiga, for the treatment of prostate cancer
  • Rubraca, for the treatment of ovarian cancer

 

 

Our team of experts

Centre for Drug Development leadership team (from left to right: Lars Erwig, Amber Holmes, Robert Williams, Raffaella Mangano, Stephen Nabarro, Sarah Halford)

At the Centre for Drug Development, we have a team of over 100 scientists and operational staff located across the UK.  Their work is overseen by our expert leadership team with experience spanning industry, biotech, medicine and drug discovery. 

Through our combined expertise and unique access to a broad research and clinical network, we can help take your discoveries from exploratory and preclinical phases into clinical trials.

 

 

 

Cancer Research UK is an ideal partner, given their global reputation and proven expertise in developing innovative cancer therapies.

—Professor Amit Nathwani, Founder and CEO of NovalGen

 

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CDD and KisoJi partner to advance first naked TROP2 antibody into the clinic

We've signed a landmark agreement to bring KisoJi's lead asset into a first in human clinical trial. 

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First patient dosed in first in human immunotherapy trial

The first patient has been treated in our trial of HLA-G antibody UCB4594, the second trial in our collaboration with UCB. 

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