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✨ Big news! ✨ We’re thrilled to welcome Peng Fu as our new CEO. Peng brings deep experience across biotech, finance, and law, and we’re looking forward to seeing how his leadership brings us closer to a future where no patient is left behind. 🔗 Read the press release: conscience.ca/news/peng-fu...

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New from me & @vanbergheneu.bsky.social‬: Canada has a chance to lead on AI policy and data governance at the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit theconversation.com/canada-has-a...

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YCharos is an innovative #OpenScience project led by researchers at The Neuro. Its data are now openly available on F1000 Research. Learn how YCharos is improving antibody validation by attending this free webinar on May 29.

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Can open science fuel growth? In Canadian SME Magazine, our @richardgold.bsky.social argues it can—offering a lower-cost, collaborative path for early-stage innovation. Read it here: canadiansme.ca/canadian-sme...

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We’re still energized after the 2025 Conscience Symposium on Open Drug Discovery earlier this month! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Montreal to explore how open science is shaping the future of drug discovery. Check out highlights and photos from the event: conscience.ca/news/reflect...

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The future of AI-drug discovery hinges on large, high-quality, standards-based datasets. No country or firm can build this alone. We need to construct datasets together in the open: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @tridentpct.bsky.social @conscience-network.bsky.social @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social

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Great first day of the @conscience-network.bsky.social Symposium on Open Drug Discovery in MTL ✨️ Highlight was catching @dereklowe.bsky.social present a wonderful keynote – super exciting after following his blog and insights for many years! See ya tomorrow for day 2! 🧠

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Machine learning does not create knowledge, says Derek Lowe at #ConscienceSymposium2025 @conscience-network.bsky.social

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Anke Mueller-Fahrnow, Chair of @conscience-network.bsky.social Board, open the #ConscienceSymposium2025 in Montreal

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We've extended the registration deadline for our Symposium on Open Drug Discovery until the start of the event on Monday! Register now for an exciting program of talks, panels, and workshops showcasing how open science and innovation are driving drug discovery. event.fourwaves.com/consciencesy...

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✨New session✨ at our Symposium on Open Drug Discovery: Developing Medicines through Open Science (DMOS) Funded Project Presentations. Featuring Peter Sampson, Sonya MacParland, this session will highlight the first three projects funded by the DMOS program Register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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New Globe and Mail op-ed by @conscience-network.bsky.social and TRIDENT lead Dr. Richard Gold, "The Key to Winning the Trade War is Doubling Down on Research," linked via our site Open Sci Pubs page linked here 👇🌎🗞️: www.tridentpreclinicaltrials.org/oapubs #NFRF #openscience #research #TRIDENT

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🚀One week left to register for our Symposium on Open Drug Discovery! Join us in Montreal April 7-8 for an exciting program showcasing how open science and AI are driving drug discovery. Some sessions are already sold out, so register now! Register by April 2nd: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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✨ Symposium session reveal ✨ AI-assisted Drug Discovery: Benchmarking the Field - Gustavo Stolovitzky and @caswognum.nl will explore how benchmarking can drive better, more reliable AI tools for drug discovery and biomedicine. Learn more and register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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✨ Symposium session reveal ✨ Our keynote speaker, @dereklowe.bsky.social will give a talk entitled “AI-assisted Drug Discovery: Reality and Expectations”, providing a no-nonsense look at the role of AI in drug discovery. Learn more and register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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✨ Symposium session reveal ✨ Innovating Openly: Balancing Open Science and IP in Drug Discovery - @richardgold.bsky.social will dispel the myth that market exclusivity and open sharing are incompatible. Learn more and register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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Do you believe that #AI will transform #DrugDiscovery and are you tired of seeing new medicines for #RareDiseases or infectious diseases shelved? Don’t miss our Symposium on Open Drug Discovery, April 7-8, 2025 in Montreal! Learn more and register by April 2nd: event.fourwaves.com/consciencesy...

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The CACHE #2 preprint is now online: bit.ly/3DyCmHN Active learning and fragment growing delivered confirmed hits. A citizen scientist using the Fold-it gaming interface designed the top compound! Kudos to Sasha and Madhushika @thesgc.bsky.social at the bench. @conscience-network.bsky.social

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✨ Symposium session reveal ✨ Creating the Data We Need for Open Drug Discovery - @bhaibeka.bsky.social and Oren Kraus @recursionpharma.bsky.social will introduce AIRCHECK and RxRx, two leading initiatives filling the data gap in AI-assisted drug discovery. Register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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✨ Symposium session reveal ✨ Driving the Field Through Computational Drug Discovery - @mattschap.bsky.social and @jenkescheen.bsky.social will share how computational drug discovery challenges are sparking change in how we discover medicines! Register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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Canada needs leadership to build its economy, currently under attack. It will not come from university administrators or research budget-slashing governments. It will come from Canadians who want to invest in a brighter economic future. @tridentpct.bsky.social @conscience-network.bsky.social

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5 weeks to go🚀 @griffen-ed.bsky.social is presenting at the @conscience-network.bsky.social Symposium. Talk Title; "Balancing Open Science and Intellectual Property to Discover and Develop Medicines” @asapdiscovery.bsky.social Register now: conscience.ca/symposium202...

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📣 5 days left to submit an abstract for our Symposium on Open Drug Discovery! 📣 Don't miss this opportunity to give a 3-minute flash talk in front of leaders from academia and industry and potentially win a prize worth $250! Deadline March 7. Register and submit here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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✨ Symposium session reveal ✨ Patients and Communities Driving Drug Discovery through Open Science - This session explores the impact of patient-led initiatives and highlights a successful open science partnership with a patient group in Quebec. Register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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#RareDiseaseDay tomorrow, we are proud to announce the first three recipients of our Developing Medicines through Open Science (DMOS) program! These projects focus on three rare diseases that currently lack effective treatments. Read the press release here: conscience.ca/news/dmos-pr...

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Did you know that 95% of rare diseases don’t have a single approved treatment? That’s a staggering statistic, but one we believe can change. For #RareDiseaseDay, we’re offering 50% off tickets to our Symposium on Open Drug Discovery on April 7-8 in Montreal! conscience.ca/symposium2025

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✨ Symposium session reveal ✨ CACHE Challenge Participant Showcase - This session brings together standout participants from around the world to share their insights, methods, and key takeaways from tackling CACHE Challenges. Register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025 @colegroupncl.bsky.social

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✨Another symposium session reveal✨ Featuring Max Morgan and @griffen-ed.bsky.social, this session features speakers inventing and actively implementing new strategies that centre open science and collaboration to drive drug discovery! Register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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✨Symposium session reveal✨ Featuring @albertantolin.bsky.social and @karmencj.bsky.social, this session highlights initiatives enabling communities to come together to solve some of the biggest challenges in drug discovery. Register here: conscience.ca/symposium2025

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We believe that science thrives when everyone has a seat at the table. Today we celebrate the incredible women in our organization who make our work possible - from our Board of Directors, where 6 of 8 members are women, to our staff, who bring the expertise needed to make our vision a reality!

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While we gear up to welcome both Polaris and ASAP to our Symposium in April, they have been cooking up something special. They're releasing an intermediate leaderboard for the antiviral challenge on the 31st. So you (looking at #CACHEChallenge participants!) have a few days to get in a prediction!

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Our Chief Policy and Partnerships Officer, @richardgold.bsky.social argues that Canada should use IP as a weapon against Trump's tariffs - a bold step that would help produce lower-cost medicines and ramp up AI-assisted drug discovery. Read it here: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

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Are you working to advance #OpenScience, #AI -assisted drug design, or innovative approaches to #DrugDiscovery? Submit an abstract by March 7 for the opportunity to present a 3-minute flash talk at the Conscience Symposium on Open Drug Discovery on April 7-8, 2025, in Montreal!

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📣 We're hiring 📣 (again!) We're seeking a Director of #BusinessDevelopment to drive partnerships and sustainable growth for our programs in #OpenScience, #AI, and #DrugDiscovery. Learn more here: conscience.ca/about-us/wor...

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📣 We're hiring! 📣 Are you passionate about #OpenScience and #AI and #DrugDiscovery? We're hiring a Network Manager to help grow and nurture our global community of researchers, innovators, and industry leaders. Learn more here: conscience.ca/about-us/wor...

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Thinking about attending? There's still time to take advantage of our Early Bird discount until January 31st! We're also offering $50 tickets for students and postdocs (that's 75% off!) and we'll be opening abstract submissions early next week - so stay tuned!

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Conscience is embarking on an important transition as we start the new year - we are seeking a new CEO to join our leadership team and take the organization into the future. Help us find our perfect fit by spreading the word! conscience.ca/news/announc...

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Millions worldwide lack treatments for diseases that threaten their lives or quality of life. We believe #OpenScience is key to tackling these challenges and that we can transform #DrugDevelopment by fostering collaboration, sharing data, and prioritizing accessibility. conscience.ca/news/drug-de...

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Early registration is now open for the Conscience Symposium on Open Drug Discovery in Montreal on April 7-8! To ensure accessibility for all, we're offering significantly reduced registration fees for students and Early Bird discounts until Jan 31 - don't miss out! conscience.ca/event/consci...

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1455 compounds predicted by 23 CACHE#5 participants to bind to MCHR1, a GPCR, were shipped from Enamine in Kyiv and just received in Bryan Roth's lab at UNC for experimental screening. Details: bit.ly/484U7Zi - Computational methods: bit.ly/3P0kQyd @conscience-network.bsky.social #CACHE #compchem

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Catch up with our very own @dylan-re.bsky.social at #NeurIPS2024!

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CACHE3 results are out. We didn’t participate because I didn’t have my act together, but it looks like a win for deep docking. When will nextgen end-to-end DL docking show up/take over in these super important exercises? @conscience-network.bsky.social cache-challenge.org/results-cach...

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CACHE Challenge #3 targeted a site on SARS-CoV-2 that helps it evade the immune system. 4 chemically novel molecules were identified as promising starting points for drug development by teams from Canada, Germany, South Korea, and the U.S. Read the press release here: conscience.ca/news/cache-c...

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There is a good reason we started the #CACHE benchmarking competitions. @thesgc.bsky.social @conscience-network.bsky.social @mattschap.bsky.social

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In case you missed it on the other site, we've written up some of our experiences from the CACHE2 hit finding challenge in this blog: cole-group.github.io/2024/09/10/c... Thanks to the organisers for a well-run challenge! @creechem.bsky.social @bieniekmat.bsky.social @nataliejtatum.bsky.social

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