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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.
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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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Axsome hosted an investor day event to provide an update on plans for Sunosi and other developmental assets, including MDD treatment AXS-05.
Icosavax posted positive topline interim data from its Phase I/Ib trial of IVX-121, its candidate virus-like particle vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus in young and older adults.
Generian and Mitobridge, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas Pharma, announced a collaboration to discover and develop novel small molecules for undruggable therapeutic targets.
Voting 19-2, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee favored redesigning booster shots to include the coronavirus’ Omicron variant.
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