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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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The consent agreement struck between the FTC and Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics could have significant implications for ongoing and future M&A challenges, experts told BioSpace.
Nearly three years after European approval, the U.S. regulator has accepted Orchard Therapeutics’ BLA for its gene therapy OTL-200, being proposed for metachromatic leukodystrophy.
The French pharma company continues to pare down its central nervous system business by divesting 11 brands to U.K.-based Pharmanovia, which is expanding its neurology portfolio.
The deal is an expansion of an existing production agreement between the companies and just one of several deals with large pharma companies that the Korean biotech has scooped up this year.
After evidence of “overwhelming reduction” in bleeding compared to Bayer and J&J’s Xarelto, Anthos Therapeutics has ended its Phase II atrial fibrillation study for abelacimab ahead of schedule.
The legal battle over the Inflation Reduction Act’s price negotiation program moved to federal court in Ohio with the Department of Justice and U.S. Chamber of Commerce sparring about the law.
Following a regulatory victory for Jemperli in endometrial cancer last month, GSK continued its oncology winning streak with an FDA approval for momelotinib in adult myelofibrosis patients with anemia.
In the largest biotech Series C financing so far this year, Generate:Biomedicines raised $273 million, while Neumora and RayzeBio announced IPO pricing valued at more than $560 million combined.
The first annual BioTechX USA, held in Santa Clara in September, bridged the communication gap by bringing together life sciences leaders in all areas of the industry.
The Swiss pharma’s shareholders on Friday approved spinning off the generics and biosimilars division, with plans to launch at least five additional biologic drugs.