Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. Today, we had the privilege of having Dr. Martin-Immanuel Bittner as our guest. He is the CEO of Arctoris, which is the world's first fully automated platform for drug discovery, focused on accelerating the drug discovery process.

In this episode, we explore a variety of fascinating topics related to drug discovery. Dr. Bittner shares insights on the story behind building Arctoris and its mission to accelerate the drug discovery process. We also talk about how the drug development process has evolved over the years and the need to automate drug discovery research.

Other topics discussed were challenges stemming from the lack of rigorous funding in biotech, common misconceptions about automation, and many more.

Please feel free to navigate through any of the topics discussed in the podcast using the timestamps below.

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⭐ Timestamps:

0:38 Intro

1:18 About Arctoris

2:52 What drove your interests in building Arctoris

4:23 Learnings from running Arctoris

5:53 What area needs more focus

8:03 Common misconceptions about automation

10:01 Flexibility in automation

13:44 Underexploited areas

16:09 Antibiotic resistance problem

17:58 Funding structures for Biotech companies

20:15 Investing in Biotech

22:38 The private sector and Academia

25:00 Changing beliefs on the need of automation in drug discovery

27:08 Contentious issues within your field

29:06 Implicit knowledge in drug discovery

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Lea Degen (host): https://twitter.com/lealeata

Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinimmanuelbittner/?originalSubdomain=uk

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