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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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Despite being the largest minority group in the United States, the contributions of disabled people are remarkedly underreported in the life sciences industry.
The BioForest region is growing up. With a focus on cell and gene therapy, a wealth of talent and proximity to high tech, it is quickly becoming one of biotech’s most exciting hotbeds.
The FDA is keeping busy as summer winds down, with approvals, Orphan Drug Designations and other actions. Here’s what the agency has been up to this week.
TG Therapeutics announced the publication of Phase III trials of relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis (RMS) drug candidate in the NEJM.
Moderna announced it is filing lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging that the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine infringes patents covering its mRNA technology.
Following the termination of a multi-year collaboration with Takeda, Finch has regained the rights to two assets, FIN-524 and FIN-525, assessed for forms of inflammatory bowel disease.
Merck’s bid to buy the cancer-focused Seagen has hit a roadblock after the two companies failed to agree on a price, according to a Bloomberg report.
The United States and China are reportedly close to an agreement that would allow the PCAOB to audit companies listed on the U.S. stock exchange, per the Wall Street Journal.
In an SEC filing, Zymergen revealed it was cutting 80 more jobs and parting with Zach Serber, its co-founder and chief scientific officer.
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine has produced promising data with an efficacy of 85.7% in adults over 60 with a more severe form of the disease. Data in hand, Pfizer plans to head to the FDA this Fall.