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Daiichi Sankyo: Technology Areas of Interest

Gene Therapy

Novel Targets

  • Novel targets for gene therapy [CNS disorders, peripheral diseases]

AAV-related technologies

  • AAV capsid-related technologies
  • Tissue-specific promoter and its screening method
  • Technologies enhancing bystander effect in AAV gene therapy
  • Technologies for evaluating behavior of AAV
  • Techniques for evaluating in vivo delivery of gene therapy agents to muscle tissue
  • Techniques that can quantitatively assess in vivo delivery of AAV capsids to muscle tissue in gene 

Modality-related technologies

Target Protein Degrader・Molecular Glue

  • Heterobifunctional protein degraders
  • Novel methods for pairing POI and EP for rational discovery of molecular glue targeting CNS

Oligonucleotides

  • Nucleic acid therapeutics with novel mechanism of action
  • Technologies for modifying the behavior of oligonucleotides in organs and cells

RNA-targeting therapeutics

  • Novel technologies for identifying functional RNA-targeting small molecules

Small-molecule library

  • Technologies for constructing unique small-molecule libraries
  • Development of AI system for compound management (solid weighing and liquid volume estimation)

Drug discovery technology

Informatics, AI technologies

  • Research on protein binders utilizing AI/ML technologies
  • Technology for predicting and selecting compounds with novel/desired bioactivity profiles using AI analysis of existing bioactivity data of small molecules

Platform technologies, Imaging

  • In vitro amplification technologies for plasmid DNA
  • Label-free technologies for evaluating the binding of small molecules to target proteins in cells
  • Method for evaluating the turnover rate of endogenous proteins
  • Imaging technologies for visualizing and analyzing intracellular dynamics of nanoparticles (e.g., LNPs, liposomes, nanomicelles)
  • Labeling techniques for AAV capsids/siRNAs in PET/SPECT/fluorescent imaging

in vitro assay systems

  • In vitro models for evaluating skin toxicities, vascular toxicities, or immune-mediated organ toxicities
  • Novel in vitro evaluation models using iPSC-derived cells and patient-derived organoids

Extracellular Vesicles

  • A high-throughput method for collection of EVs from high-volume plasma samples (>10 mL)
  • Evaluation of tissue origin of EVs and selective isolation of tissue-specific EVs

Please note: Faculty and researchers interested in applying for these opportunities based on technologies developed or disclosed at Vanderbilt must submit their proposals through the CTTC.