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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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Merck is in late-stage discussions to acquire Seagen for about $40 billion according to a Wall Street Journal report.
A Senate Finance Committee report shows the majority of AbbVie’s income is taxed through foreign subsidiaries, allowing the company to pay less than half the U.S. corporate tax rate.
The granting of the EUA comes with certain limitations, as the prescribing pharmacist must refer patients for clinical assessment with a physician.
Lysogene’s Phase II/III trial assessing LYS-SAF302 for the treatment of MPS IIIA, also known as Sanfilippo syndrome type A, revealed positive biomarker data, spurring hope for a potential treatment.
As the global life sciences industry slows down, companies are gathering money through means other than VC funding. BioSpace shines a light on some of these recent transactions.
CytomX Therapeutics is shifting its focus to preclinical and early clinical studies, emphasizing alliances and slashing its workforce by about 40% to extend cash flow to 2025.
BioSpace caught up with Roland and Ben Buelow of Ancora, and Lightspeed Venture Partners’ Galym Imanbayev to talk about the AstraZeneca deal and the company’s unique business model.
Mindset Pharma was granted allowance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its application for a psilocybin-based family of drugs to treat central nervous system disorders.
Emory University’s Ken Thorpe told BioSpace that the average Medicaid spending on drugs approved under the accelerated pathway in relation to total Medicaid spending is.2%.
Mogrify and Astellas have forged a collaboration surrounding in vivo regenerative medicine approaches, while CardiNor inked a distribution deal with IBL-America.