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In this episode of Denatured, as part of our series on the European life sciences investment ecosystem, you’ll be hearing from Ksenija Pavletic, partner and chief commercial officer at Jeito Capital and Thierry Laugel, managing partner at Kurma Partners. We dive into France’s biotech ecosystem and what still needs to happen for more early innovation to translate into investable, scalable biotech.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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Entering the second half of 2022, biopharma and life sciences companies from across the globe strengthen their leadership teams with new additions to the c-suite.
After the spring reductions in the workforce that left thousands of biotech employees searching for jobs, larger companies are, for the most part, moving forward.
Blueprint Medicines announced strategic financing collaborations with Sixth Street and Royalty Pharma for up to $1.25 billion to expand Blueprint’s pipeline and pursue business development opportunities.
Capping off the first half of the year is a flurry of clinical trial wins. BioSpace takes a look at some of the most exciting ones:
AstraZeneca had a very busy week of international news, with progress being shown in China, positive recommendations for two drugs in Europe and a positive clinical trial update.
There’s quite a bit of movement on the Omicron-specific booster shot and updated supply deals, despite world leaders shifting their attention away from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many of Innate Pharma’s cancer-fighting products are making clinical progress. BioSpace spoke with the company’s head of product portfolio strategy and business development, Yannis Morel, Ph.D.
The FDA’s decision came after researchers found cases of drug-induced liver injury in some patients. Tolebrutinib is being evaluated for relapsing types of MS, MG, nrSPMS, and PPMS.
Angion Biomedica Corp. discontinued a Phase II kidney disease trial while Novo Nordisk missed the mark in a NASH study.
BioNTech announced it is partnering with Pfizer to begin testing a next-generation universal vaccine against coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.