ARC CCeMMP EduWeek 2025

Introduction to Python & Anaconda

Have you ever wanted to dip your toes in the water of learning how to code in Python? In this hands-on-coding one-day crash course you will be introduced to python through Jupyter notebooks and interactive coding. It will cover the basics of setting up a python environment via Ananconda, Python syntax and some essential programming operations all the way to how to do some basic data science operations in Python. It is an essential day in order to attend the cryoDRGN masterclass. Places limited to 34 people. This is for CCeMMP members and affiliates only.

This workshop must be completed if you intend to participate in the cryoDRGN Masterclass.

Presenters: Dr. Matthew Belousoff and Dr. Joshua Hardy

When: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday 29th September, 2025

Please register your attendance above. Lunch provided.

Masterclass – cryoDRGN

To attend this workshop, you must have completed the “Introduction to Python and Anaconda” presented 29th September. This is a two day workshop, you must attend both days.

In this two-day workshop students will learn how to set up a single particle processing project to have inputs ready for 3D-Variability analysis as implemented in cryoDRGN. We have found that the Variable Autoencoder (VAE) neural network in cryoDRGN has the ability to interrogate single particle data in such a way to richly extract the best set of particles that would lead to the highest resolution 3D reconstruction. The two days will be a hands-on deep dive into training the VAE network and how to analyze and curate the results in the context of MASSIVE. As part of this, students will learn how to export the best set of particles back to RELION (or cryoSPARC) for a better quality 3D refinement. Priority to this masterclass will be given to CCeMMP students members and student affiliates.

Places will be limited to 16 people. This is for CCeMMP members and affiliates only.

When: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday 30th September, 2025

and 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday 1st October, 2025

Places are limited, please register your attendance for both days of the workshop above. Lunch provided.

Clarivate Analytics: Drug discovery and target druggability – Workshop 1

Drug Research Advisor (DRA) – A solution that supports identification and prioritization of targets at the preclinical stage of drug discovery or drug repurposing. Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence (CDDI) – A platform that integrates the most comprehensive biological, chemical, and pharmacological data of drugs with competitive intelligence, allowing you to benchmark the experimental performance of compounds, to understand the competitive landscape around a target or therapy area and to make early research decisions with more confidence.

At this workshop, you will learn how to :-

• Identity and prioritize targets for a condition (for de novo drug discovery and drug repurposing)
• Understand the competitive landscape of drugs under development for a specific target/disease
• Benchmark drug candidates based on experimental performance
• Run a structure search
• Identify the biomarkers to monitor the treatment outcome

Presenter: Dr. Hozana Castillo, Manager, Solution Consulting (Life Sciences and Healthcare)

When: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursday 2nd October, 2025

Please register your attendance above. This workshop is also via zoom (please select “in person” or “ON ZOOM” at registration). Lunch to follow (lunch for CCeMMP members and affiliates).

Clarivate: Competitive Landscape & Commercial Assessment – Workshop 2

Cortellis Competitive Intelligence (CCI) – A platform that provides access to data such as drug pipeline, deals, patents, global conferences and company content, along with the latest industry news and press releases, allowing you to make critical portfolio decisions backed by accurate, comprehensive pipeline and competitive intelligence. At this workshop you will learn how to :-

• Use Cortellis Competitive Intelligence to understand the market competitive landscape in a therapeutic field, the target novelty, and drug sales numbers / sales forecast.
• Understand the intellectual property landscape.

Presenter: Dr. Hozana Castillo, Manager, Solution Consulting (Life Sciences and Healthcare)

When: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Thursday 2nd October, 2025

Please register your attendance above. This workshop is also via zoom (please select “in person” or “ON ZOOM” at registration).

ICHDR Town Hall

This is the annual ICHDR Town Hall for ICHDRs only. This Town Hall is for discussing the CCeMMP HDR program.

Presenters: Prof. Patrick Sexton, Prof. Isabelle Rouiller, Dr. Tracie Pierce

When: 3:30 PM- 4:30 PM, Thursday 2nd October, 2025

Please register your attendance above. Snacks provided

Business Development & Commercialisation

In this workshop you will cover:

• Introduction to business development and commercialisation – the role of business development at MIPS and in the context of the pharmaceutical sector.
• Why is business development important – translation of research into real-world impact through strategic partnerships.
• “Intellectual property 101″ – protect it, partner it and profit from it.
• Understanding contractual obligations to protect and exploit your research – confidentiality, intellectual property rights, restrictions, and deliverables.
• Industry engagement – when and how to engage with industry.

Presenters: Dr. Katie Leach & Julian Vultaggio (BDM Office, MIPS)

When: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Friday 3rd October, 2025.

Please register your attendance above.

Industry Panel

This workshop aims to give advice and tips/tricks for rethinking or reframing your PhD experience into industry language. Identifying how your academic skills can be applied to an industry setting. We have put together a panel of industry/Biotech facing experts who are also very familiar with academic research. Moderators Alok Pradhan and Dr. Laura Humphrys will lead a Q&A session with our industry panel members. Please come ready with questions for them.

Panel: Dr. Amy Choi (CEO, Entozyme), Dr. Mark Devlin (CEO, Aculeus), Dr. Cathy Drinkwater (Biotechnology Consultant), Dr. Katherine Jackman (Investment Manager, Brandon Capital), Prof. Chris Langmead (Neuromedicines Discovery Centre, MIPS; co-founder & CEO, Phrenix Therapeutics), Dr. Robert Shepherd (COO, Dimerix).

When: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Friday 3rd October, 2025

Please register your attendance above. Informal afternoon tea to follow to chat with speakers.