Drug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation. We report on innovative drug introductions and promising pipeline candidates from Big Pharma and smaller players, as well as relevant clinical trial trends. WIth the growing interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning in drug discovery and development, we provide insights into the latest AI-driven methodologies, platforms, and tools being harnessed by the industry, showcasing real-world applications and case studies that highlight the tangible benefits and challenges of integrating these technologies.
The publication also covers promising technological developments relevant to the biotech, biopharma and pharma industries, including advances in artificial intelligence, genomic/proteomic sequencing and microscopy. Other areas of focus include orphan drugs, drug advances for oncology, neurological disease and infectious disease including vaccines and other therapies for infectious disease.
In the AI domain, our aim is to create a nexus where pharma professionals, data scientists, AI experts, and other stakeholders can gain a holistic understanding of the evolving drug discovery landscape, enriched by the capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Our content includes staff-written articles as well as contributed content from experts.
The publication serves the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, contract research organizations, government laboratories, universities, hospitals, medical centers and others within the life science marketplace.
Our readers include informatics specialists, staff scientists, research scientists, corporate and lab management and scientists conducting and leading research within the field.
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Meet the Team
Brian Buntz
Pharma Editor
Brian is an experienced journalist with more than fifteen years’ experience covering an array of technologies including medical devices, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. He has held a variety of senior editorial roles over the past decade at Penton and UBM (both now Informa). Multilingual, Brian has an M.A. degree in German from the University of Oklahoma.
Julia Rock-Torcivia
Associate Editor
Julia graduated from Lehigh University in 2025 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and minors in Mass Communications and Biology. She worked as a news reporter on Lehigh’s newspaper, The Brown and White. During the summer of 2024, Julia received a fellowship to study abroad at the University of Galway and worked as a research assistant for STEMMA, a project using AI to investigate routes of early modern poetry.
Chris Newmarker
Executive Editor, Life Sciences
A professional journalist of 18 years, Chris Newmarker is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He presently manages WTWH Media life science news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. Mr. Newmarker holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University.
Sean Whooley
Assistant Editor, Life Sciences
Sean Whooley is a reporter who traded in the high school sports beat for the medical device beat in August 2019. He spent time covering sports in Twin Falls, Idaho, before returning to his native Massachusetts to report on high school athletics at The Eagle-Tribune. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Mary Ann Cooke
Vice President, Life Sciences
Mary Ann Cooke has more than 25 years of life science sales, marketing and education experience. Prior to joining Medical Design & Outsourcing, she worked for U.S. Surgical, and Abbott Diagnostics in multiple positions. During her tenure at U.S. Surgical she worked in a variety of positions including Senior Director of Centers of Excellence where she managed 40 major medical centers that received funding from U.S. Surgical for surgeon and resident training, product development, journal publications, education grants, and development of new technology. Ms. Cooke holds a Bachelor of Science from Ball State University.
Amy Vodraska
Sales Director
Amy Vodraska is an accomplished Sales Director and Publisher with extensive experience driving business development and client success in B2B media. She specializes in creating integrated marketing strategies, including digital, content, and events, especially for the life science and healthcare markets.
Brian Toole
Regional Sales Manager
Brian Toole has 30 years of experience in business-to-business marketing. Prior to joining WTWH Media, he worked at Cahners, Reed, UBM and Informa. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware. Before leaving this world, he would truly like to see the Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup one more time (1974 was the last one).
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