Technical skills include theoretical knowledge of hands-on experience in advanced technologies for: 

  • Validation of therapeutic targets
  • Design and synthesis of DNA-encoded libraries
  • Screening of DNA-encoded libraries for hit compounds
  • Hit validation
  • Hit-to-lead process
  • Lead optimization using in-vitro and in-vivo functional assays
  • Nanoparticle-based delivery and detection of drug candidates

Industry-specific professional skills include:

  • Project management
  • Research ethics and Quality by Design
  • Good Laboratory Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Intellectual property and commercialization
  • Entrepreneurship

Soft skills that our trainees will develop include:

  • scientific/business presentations
  • networking
  • team dynamics
  • interviewing