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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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There were multiple leadership changes in the biopharma industry, with several new chief executive officers tapped to guide companies through their next growth phases.
An experimental AstraZeneca drug for Wilson disease hit the mark in a Phase III study in which the drug, ALXN1840, was able to mobilize copper three times greater than standard-of-care.
Female scientists are now quantitatively not getting the credit they deserve, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature.
It’s been a busy month for big biopharma companies looking to expand operations with Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sanofi and more are setting up new facilities internationally.
In an overwhelming vote of support, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the creation of a new department within the National Institutes of Health that is focused on biomedical innovation.
Although COVID-19 appears to be on the run in the U.S., there is still a threat of resurgence. Here’s a look at some of the most recent COVID-19 stories and research.
BridgeBio released early data from its Phase I/II CANaspire clinical trial, indicating that BBP-812 might be a promising gene therapy for the ultra-rare Canavan disease.
The WHO will decide whether to declare a public health emergency following the recent outbreaks of monkeypox, and poliovirus has been detected in London water samples.
In addition to patent cases, partnerships and pledging money to global tropical disease efforts, Novartis scored a win on a combo-treatment for solid tumors.
Regeneron has broken ground on a $1.8 billion expansion of its Tarrytown, NY facilities that will add at least 1,000 new full-time jobs.