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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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BMS, TG Therapeutics, Spero and Merck are all preparing for PDUFA dates over the next couple of weeks. Here’s a closer look.
Friday morning, the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization to both Moderna’s and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines for use in children ages 6 months to 4 years old.
The World Trade Organization approved vaccine patent waivers to increase the availability of COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries.
AstraZeneca appears to have taken an interest in Mereo BioPharma and may be considering a buyout, according to speculations published by The Times UK.
Addex Therapeutics announced it is canceling its Phase IIb/III study evaluating its drug dipraglurant due to patient recruiting, staffing and pandemic-related issues.
The vote came just over one week after the FTC announced it would probe claims regarding the role the middlemen play in determining retail prices of prescription drugs.
Genmab and AbbVie announce positive data in large b-cell lymphoma, Intra-Cellular’s bipolar depression candidate hits the endpoint in Phase III and more.
Researchers surveyed 60,000 Microsoft employees and found that remote workers are more productive than their in-office counterparts in the short-term, but less productive long term.
Atreca announced that Stephen Gould, Ph.D., will be the company’s next chief scientific officer. Most recently, Gould was executive director, of Translational Oncology at Genentech.
Bavarian Nordic announced that the upcoming Phase III trial for its COVID-19 booster candidate has been redesigned to compete against licensed mRNA-based vaccines.