Exploring the Potential of Epigenetic Profiling in Drug Development

Aug. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- Join the SMi Group Ltd. and associated pharmaceutical consultancy company OncoLytika Ltd. in Central London on the 7th December 2010 for elaborate information on the issues surrounding and the application of epigenetic profiling.

Epigenetics is the study of the regulation of gene expression through non-sequence based factors. It is what links our primary gene sequencing to our environment allowing for differential gene expression, environmental gene modulation, reversible expression and provision of certain inheritable traits. Therapeutics for cancer, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases based on epigenetic targets are already in development and research is underway to explore the role for epigenetics in cardiovascular, metabolic and other diseases.


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http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2010epigenetics4.asp

SUPPORTING COMPANY

OncoLytika Ltd. is developing an in-house portfolio of therapeutic and imaging products and provides consultancy services to the Pharma and Biotech sectors in the areas of preclinical development and formulation including outsourced project management. Additional activities include due diligence, business planning support including opportunity recognition, market assessment and marketing plan development. www.oncolytika.com  

WORKSHOP LEADER

Mark Eccleston is the Managing Director of OncoLytika Ltd. He has previously worked for ValiRx Plc – an epigenetics based oncology company listed on AIM – and is a director of ValiFinn – a Finnish CRO offering epigenetic profiling services. He has set up several innovative companies in the biotechnology and fast moving consumer goods sector working in project management, preclinical development and business development. He has a PhD in Polymer Chemistry and gained an MBA from the University of Cambridge.

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