High-Throughput-qPCR and Transcriptomics: Powering the Next Generation of Drug Discovery

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Date:

May 20, 2026

Time (PT):

11:00 AM

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Innovative mRNA modulating strategies are creating fresh opportunities for tackling hard-to-drug diseases.

In this webinar, experts Dr. Timur Samatov and Dr. Xavier Mar√©chal will demonstrate how Evotec's high-throughput RT-qPCR and ScreenSeq transcriptomics platforms drive these mRNA focused approaches - delivering rapid, scalable, and multidimensional insights.Join us to see how a fully transcriptomics enabled workflow can advance mRNA driven discovery and speed progression from screening to candidate nomination.What You'll Learn:

Explore why mRNA modulating strategies are expanding therapeutic possibilities
See how high-throughput, multiplexed RT-qPCR enables rapid screening of up to 13,000 compounds per day
Discover how unbiased, multidimensional transcriptomics accelerates hit validation, hit expansion, and SAR - perfectly complementing RT-qPCR data

Presenters

Timur Samatov

Evotec

Group Leader, Transcriptomics

Dr. Timur Samatov, is a molecular biologist with a groundbreaking academic background. Getting his PhD from Moscow State University in 2006, he developed a pioneering cell-free genetic display technology. His postdoctoral work at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry focused on pre-mRNA splicing, where he developed high-throughput assays and conducted large-scale screens for splicing inhibitors.

Xavier Maréchal

Evotec

Research Scientist, High Throughput Screening and Biology

Dr. Xavier Maréchal is a biochemist specializing in enzymology and RT‑qPCR. He earned his PhD from the University Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris in 2011. Xavier joined Evotec in 2018, where he further specialized in the design and optimization of RT‑qPCR‑based HTS approaches for the identification of gene expression and mRNA splicing modulators. He now serves as a Team Leader within the High Throughput Screening and Biology department.

Evotec

Evotec is a global leader in drug discovery and development, offering extensive CRO and CDMO services across all stages of the R&D continuum, from target identification to the clinic, delivering efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions. We integrate deep disease understanding, a multimodality approach, advanced technologies and tailored solutions to enhance the probability of success. Our innovative and flexible approach supports collaboration through standalone CRO/CDMO services, integrated drug discovery and development programs, or strategic partnerships, regardless of your stage in the discovery-development journey.

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Topics

Pharmacology

DNA & RNA

High-Throughput-qPCR and Transcriptomics: Powering the Next Generation of Drug Discovery

Presenters

Timur Samatov

Xavier Maréchal

Sponsor

Evotec

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