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Apply to the 2025 call for proposals of new drug discovery programs to SciLifeLab DDD

The SciLifeLab Drug Discovery and Development platform (DDD) supports academic drug discovery project with expertise and technical capabilities. In this call, the Drug Discovery and Development Platform (DDD) at SciLifeLab is looking for new project proposals for drug discovery. DDD supports a project portfolio consisting of about 20 programs and foresee a need to replenish their portfolio with 3-5 new programs this year.

The DDD platform have, for example, platforms to develop small molecule drugs, therapeutic antibodies, oligonucleotide therapeutics, proximity-inducing agents such as bispecific antibodies and PROTACs. The DDD offer includes full infrastructure support, a competitive/generous cost model. And also full retention of ownership for the project proposer (the academic PI).

DDD is looking for programs with defined targets for diseases with medical needs. They are especially interested in therapeutic ideas based on technologies that can be extended to other targets and/or other indications, i.e. therapeutic platform technologies. But also in projects that develop therapeutic molecules with innovative mode-of-actions (e.g., targeted delivery or new modes-of-action for antisense oligonucleotides, small molecules, antibodies and/or proximity-inducers).

They will consider small projects for selections in phage display libraries for antibodies, selections in DNA-encoded chemical libraries for small molecules, or limited screening for antisense or siRNA molecules.

In late 2024, the national DDD steering group approved three new projects for support by the SciLifeLab DDD infrastructure. The new projects selected for support are led by:

  • Niels-Bjarne Woods, Lund University
  • Aristidis Moustakas, Uppsala University
  • Johan Bylund, Gothenburg University

In the upcoming weeks, we will share more information about the three new projects.

Submit your project proposal in a new DDD call

Now, YOU have the chance to apply for SciLifeLab DDD support (deadline January 20).

This call is open for scientists with a doctoral degree at a Swedish university or higher institution. Use English when filling out this application. You are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete. We will not process incomplete applications.


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Last updated: 2025-01-16

Content Responsible: victor kuismin(victor.kuismin@scilifelab.uu.se)