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Dan Samorodnitsky

Dan Samorodnitsky

News Editor

Dan Samorodnitsky is the news editor at BioSpace. He has a decade of experience covering biotech, genetics and medicine. Before coming to BioSpace he was an editor at Drug Discovery News and Massive Science, and his writing has appeared in outlets such as Quanta, STAT, GROW and many others. He is based in Minneapolis. You can reach him at dan.samorodnitsky@biospace.com.

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Sarepta Saga Has ‘Gone on Too Long’ as Competitors Catch Up
After a series of deaths in patients taking Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapies, doubt has crept into investor sentiments around the long-time Wall Street darling, and patients may soon begin looking elsewhere.
February 5, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
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Earnings
AbbVie’s I&I Portfolio Sells $30 Billion but Execs Again Underline Other Areas
On its fourth quarter earnings call Wednesday, AbbVie CEO Robert Michael called oncology and neuroscience “underappreciated” areas of focus for the pharma.
February 4, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
Podcast
Pfizer’s Metsera Data, 2025 Earnings, the FDA and REGENXBIO, Psychedelics and IPOs
Pfizer announces the first data from its Metsera-acquired pipeline just ahead of its earnings call, where analysts pressed execs for more details; Merck and Roche also released Q4 and full year earnings, with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and others reporting Wednesday; REGENXBIO hits a regulatory snag ahead of its upcoming PDUFA; more.
February 4, 2026
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Heather McKenzie
Merck & Co. headquarters in Silicon Valley; Merck & Co. Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company
Earnings
Merck Bats Away ‘Modest Growth’ Accusations, Touts Broad Pipeline
In its 2025 full year and fourth-quarter earnings call, Merck executives touted the merits of recent deals and what CEO Robert Davis called “probably the broadest and widest pipeline we’ve had in years.”
February 3, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
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Cancer
FDA’s Multiple Myeloma Guidance Highlights Decade of Success
New draft guidance from the FDA on multiple myeloma endpoints reflects the new technology available to assess disease and how patient journeys have changed with better treatments.
January 30, 2026
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Rare diseases
REGENXBIO Delay Could Put Denali in Pole Position for Hunter Syndrome Approval
The discovery of a tumor in a patient who received REGENXBIO’s gene therapy for Hurler syndrome prompted the FDA to place a hold on that program along with the company’s Hunter syndrome program, which is awaiting an FDA decision on or before Feb. 8.
January 28, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
Podcast
Roche Makes Obesity Splash, Moderna Cans Vaccine Trials, Sarepta’s New Data, More
Roche’s obesity candidate achieves 22.5% weight loss in Phase II; Moderna pulls the plug on late-stage vaccine trials as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s anti-vaccine policies and rhetoric continues; and embattled gene therapy maker Sarepta announces new data in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
January 28, 2026
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Heather McKenzie
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Gene editing
FDA Lifts One of Two Clinical Holds on Intellia’s ATTR Gene Editing Program
After a patient safety signal and then death, the FDA in October 2025 placed holds on two of the company’s CRISPR programs for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.
January 27, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
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JPM
JPM26: Biopharma Projected Positivity in San Francisco. Now It’s Time To Execute
With the biopharma industry performing better of late, analysts, executives and other industry watchers are “cautiously optimistic”—a term heard all over the streets of San Francisco at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference earlier this month.
January 27, 2026
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Annalee Armstrong
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Sarepta’s DMD Gene Therapy Staves Off Disease Three Years After Treatment
After a spate of patient deaths in 2025 linked to the company’s Duchenne gene therapy, Sarepta shared new data showing benefits of the therapy three years after dosing.
January 26, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
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Earnings
J&J Aims for $100B in Sales, Puts Stelara Patent Cliff ‘in the Rearview Mirror’
Reporting Q4 and full year earnings on Wednesday, J&J executives hailed growth across the healthcare giant’s portfolio while standing fast on its talc lawsuit and tariffs.
January 21, 2026
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Business
JPM26: KalVista’s HAE Win Is a ‘Tale of Two Markets’
After winning a surprise approval for its hereditary angioedema drug Ekterly, KalVista is confident the oral offering will capture the lion’s share of the market for on-demand use.
January 21, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
Podcast
JPM26 Recap, Novo’s Oral Wegovy Soars as Lilly’s Orforglipron Is Delayed, IPOs Return
The obesity market and Most Favored Nation drug pricing were among the topics de jour at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference last week, while smaller biotechs sought to assure investors that their regulatory ducks are in a row; Novo Nordisk’s oral obesity pill got off to a hot start while the FDA delayed a decision on Eli Lilly’s investigational offering; and SpyGlass Pharma and AgomAb Therapeutics join the 2026 IPO club.
January 21, 2026
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Heather McKenzie
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Obesity
JPM26: After a Tough 2025, Biohaven Is Gearing Up To Challenge Goliath—Lilly
Biohaven has suffered a few setbacks in recent months, including an FDA rejection and a missed $150 million benchmark payment, but CEO Vlad Coric looked for the brighter side at JPM, specifically emphasizing a serendipitous discovery that could get the company in the obesity game.
January 20, 2026
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Dan Samorodnitsky
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RNA editing
JPM26: Korro Bio Looks To Save Itself Despite Unenviable Position
After a cacophony of troubles hit the RNA editing biotech last fall, CEO Ram Aiyar is in San Francisco to develop partnerships, pitch the potential of its new AATD program and find more money to keep the dream alive.
January 16, 2026
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