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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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VYVGART is the first-and-only neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blocker to be approved by the FDA.
After their latest trial delivered disappointing results, Pfizer and BioNTech are ready to test if a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine would trigger an immune response in very young children.
On December 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported there had been 50 novel drug approvals for the year, and that was just for new chemical entities.
Shares of Global Blood Therapeutics were up more than 10% in late-afternoon trading following regulatory approval of a supplemental New Drug Application for oral Oxbryta (voxelotor) tablets for the treatment of pediatric sickle cell disease.
Although the U.S. FDA largely cleared its calendar ahead of the holidays, it still has a couple open PDUFA dates leading up to January 1, 2022. Here’s a look.
It was an enormously busy week with plenty of announcements from the American Society of Hematology meeting and numerous companies working to get the news out ahead of the holidays and year-end. Here’s a look.
Full results from the Phase III trial of Novavax’s proposed COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated the drug’s efficacy in preventing mild, moderate, and severe illness.
Omega raised $650 million, which it plans to invest in life science companies in the U.S. and Europe.
Biogen and Eisai reported that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency had decided not to recommend the drug for its MAA.
Biopharma companies are eying the establishment of new facilities across the globe that will bolster their manufacturing strategies. BioSpace rounds up some of the latest announcements.