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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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Veru Inc. has announced the publication of positive Phase III results from its COVID-19 antiviral therapeutics that could lead to potential Emergency Use Authorization.
Sarepta Therapeutics and its partner, Roche, presented promising functional data from several trials of its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
A cancer drug co-developed by Coherus BioSciences and Junshi Biosciences, toripalimab, is getting another opportunity before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Boehringer, Evotec and bioMérieux found Aurobac to combat antimicrobial resistance, Turnstone and Moffitt Expand TIL Collab, Skyhawk to gain potential $2B from Sanofi RNA splicing deal.
In patients stricken with ulcerative colitis for less than five years, AMT-101 was nearly three times more effective in inducing clinical remission than the placebo after eight weeks.
Findings from a study support the claim that the risk of developing a serious issue, such as respiratory or cardiac issues, is much more probable in the first 30 days following infection from COVID-19.
Eisai and Biogen’s BLA for lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease received FDA Priority Review with a target action date of January 6, 2023, while Roche’s lymphoma drug scored the same designation.
CureVac has filed a lawsuit against BioNTech and two of its subsidiaries for allegedly infringing on its intellectual property rights over mRNA technology used in the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Phase II study, conducted in the Netherlands, evaluated the single-dose ANEB-001 in treating healthy participants affected by THC. Anebulo plans to file an IND with the FDA by the end of 2022.
As the calendar pages continue to turn, the FDA has a slew of novel drugs awaiting approval, several of which are likely to become game-changers for patients and key assets for companies.