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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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Akebia Therapeutics announced another delay Tuesday in a series of setbacks for vadadustat, being developed to treat anemia linked to chronic kidney disease.
Actinium Pharmaceuticals’ Iomab-B met the primary endpoint in the Phase III SIERRA trial, demonstrating durable Complete Remission at six months.
On Friday, the FDA approved Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ Syfovre (pegcetacoplan) as the first treatment for geographic atrophy (GA), a leading cause of blindness.
Takeda’s vedolizumab met its primary endpoint in the Phase III GRAPHITE study, significantly improving event-free survival in patients with acute graft-versus-host disease.
Hemab Therapeutics announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series B round to bring new treatment options for lesser-known bleeding disorders.
The FDA granted accelerated approval Friday to Travere Therapeutics’ sparsentan, now to be marketed as Filspari, to reduce the burden of proteinuria in adults with primary IgA nephropathy.
If Leqembi is granted priority review from the agency, full approval could come as soon as July, Ivan Cheung, chairman and CEO, Eisai Inc., told CNBC Thursday.
Moderna announced mixed interim results Thursday from a Phase III trial of mRNA seasonal flu vaccine candidate, mRNA-1010.
Pfizer and Valneva are dropping approximately half of enrolled participants in the Phase III VALOR study for their Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15.
One-year data from a Phase II study of Newron’s schizophrenia candidate evenamide showed sustained efficacy and continued improvements in symptoms of psychosis and disease severity.