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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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Summit Therapeutics Inc. announced that Dr. Maky Zangenah, DDS, has been named co-Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Sekhri has risen to the title of CEO at vTv Therapeutics.
Teva expects to finalize and complete the documentation needed in the coming weeks, followed by a nationwide sign-on process for states, subdivisions and Native American tribes.
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced the European Commission (EC) approved RINVOQ® (upadacitinib 45 mg [induction dose] and 15 mg and 30 mg [maintenance doses]) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had an inadequate response, lost response or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a biologic agent.
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (BridgeBio), today announced positive interim results from PROPEL 2, a Phase 2 trial of the investigational therapy infigratinib in children with achondroplasia.
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France have found that the COVID-19 virus enters the brain through nanotubes to cause debilitating neurologic symptoms.
Martin Shkreli, commonly known as the “Pharma Bro,” announced Monday he has cofounded Druglike, a Web3 drug discovery software platform, despite a lifetime ban from the pharma industry.
Here’s a look at the latest Long COVID research and the reemergence of a therapy whose efficacy has yet to be proven.
Ionis announced that the FDA has accepted its NDA for tofersen for SOD1-ALS. The application has been given the priority review designation and an action date of January 25, 2023.
BridgeBio announces positive Phase II trial results for achondroplasia, Astellas-Seagen announces promising outcomes from Padcev Plus Keytruda Trial and Kelun-Biotech’s exclusive MSD deal.
The company is readjusting its strategy as it seeks ways to preserve share value. The goal to preserve as much as the $60 million it has in cash and cash equivalents as of the year’s second quarter.