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In this episode of Denatured, you’ll hear from Jack Crawford, CEO of Demeetra, and Magnus Gustavsson, chief commercial officer at NorthX Biologics. We unpack the evolution of cell line development — CHO cells, targeted integration, transposases and the collaboration models speeding biologics from sequence to GMP.
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Psychedelics are gaining momentum in depression, with one treating physician predicting that the drug class could “wipe out the SSRIs” if safety and durability hold up.
Saol Therapeutics is the latest biotech to resubmit for approval of a drug rejected under former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, following REGENXBIO and Replimune.
Even as FDA approvals for biologic therapies fell in the first half of 2026, regulatory experts are optimistic about a turnaround in the rare disease space after the departure of key leaders at the agency. Still, there will continue to be tension between science and politics.
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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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According to Politico, an internal White House investigation confirmed the alleged abuses from Lander, the president and founding director of the Broad Institute.
Business with customers in the pharma and biotech sector was a key revenue driver, said Thermo Fisher CEO Marc Casper, adding that this business grew by 25% over the year.
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan and Roche CEO Severin Schwan saw revenue growth for the past year, and each took home more than $12 million in total compensation for 2021.
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The FDA’s decision is based on favorable results from Sanofi’s Phase III CARDINAL trial, a 26-week open label, single arm study on 24 CAD patients.
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COVID-19 causes certain conditions or is being implicated in their earlier onset. Type 1 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease are prime examples. According to researchers, it also may cause fetal inflammation.
For 2021, with $6.19 billion in sales the monoclonal antibody counted for a little less than one-third of Regeneron’s overall $16.07 billion revenue.
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Specialty vaccine company Valneva and Pfizer have reported positive Phase II data from their clinical trial evaluating a Lyme Disease vaccine candidate.