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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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An advisory committee will meet March 22 to discuss the fate of Biogen and Ionis’ ALS hopeful tofersen. For that and more, see inside.
Pfizer and Astellas announced positive topline Phase III results Thursday for Xtandi plus leuprolide in non-metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
Amgen is terminating 450 workers in hopes of weathering dropping drug prices and rising inflation. This is Amgen’s second round of job cuts this year.
The FDA will hold an advisory committee meeting for Sarepta’s investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ahead of its May 29, 2023 action date.
Real estate development firm Sterling Bay launches life sciences division starting with Lincoln Yards, a 320,000 square foot site on the Chicago River.
The new financing will help the Boston-based biotech accelerate the development of its siRNA-based therapies for immuno-dermatology indications.
Seamless Therapeutics launched Wednesday with $12.5 million in seed financing to develop its programmable recombinases for gene editing.
In spite of a tumultuous economy, many life science companies have started the year off strong. With plans to expand its team and pipeline in the coming year, Takeda is one of them.
Job hopping– frequently changing jobs, typically within a short period of time – gained popularity with the onset of COVID-19 and is still popular now. Here’s what recruiters think about job hopping.
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals has ended the only clinical trials evaluating its GoCAR-T cell product in combination with rimiducid following serious safety concerns.