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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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OptiNose announced positive top-line results from its Phase III ReOpen2 clinical trial testing OptiNose’s XHANCE, a fluticasone propionate nasal spray for chronic sinusitis.
BioSpace looks at several companies developing new gene therapies in the wake of the FDA recommending two of bluebird bio’s lentiviral vector gene therapies.
Versanis Bio’s data reveals the results of a pooled analysis, showing that its lead asset, bimagrumab, improves body composition in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
ION582 is uniquely formulated using RNA technology to provide relief to patients with Angelman syndrome, a rare disorder for which limited treatment options are available.
Ahead of a scheduled Advisory Committee meeting this week, the FDA released favorable remarks about the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five.
While a handful of companies have dominated the COVID-19 vaccine market in the U.S. and Europe, a number of biotechs are continuing to develop vaccines to use as booster shots.
The approval of AMX0035, which will be marketed under the brand name Albrioza, marks the first new ALS drug approved in Canada since 2018.
Genmab’s Phase II expansion cohort of the EPCORE NHL-1 clinical trial revealed that its investigational bispecific antibody epcoritamab induced a durable response in patients with LBCL.
CRISPR Therapeutics shared positive initial data from its Phase I COBALT-LYM trial of CTX130 for cancer which demonstrated safety and efficacy when used to target CD70.
Horizon Therapeutics’ Bill Rees spoke to BioSpace about the scientific discovery and collaboration potential of its new Rockville, Maryland site, which is expected to open in 2024.