48 Hours Discovery
Founded in Alberta in 2017, 48Hour Discover INC (48HD) is a bioechnology company committed to building new technologies that make ligand discovery faster, easier, and transparent. By doing so, we strive to enable new development for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and empower academic research. We approach molecular discovery transparency by providing access to an open knowledge database that will fuel precision pharmaceutical innovations.
Conference Objective
We are looking to connect with pharmaceutical companies engaged in drug discovery to offer our products and services
Delegate Contacts
Ratmir Derda received his B.Sci. in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 2001 and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008, under the supervision of Laura L. Kiessling.
From 2008 to 2011, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University working under the supervision of George M. Whitesides and and Donald E. Ingber.
He is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Principal Investigator at the Alberta Glycomics Centre and SENTINEL Bioactive Paper Network.
His recent awards include Young Investigator Award from Boulder Peptide Society (2014), University of Alberta Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (2014) and Canadian Rising Star in Global Health award from Grand Challenges Canada (2011)