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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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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sided with Daiichi over Seagen in a years-long patent saga concerning a key linker technology used in its blockbuster Enhertu antibody-drug conjugate for cancer.
The FDA on Tuesday extended the label for Takeda’s immune globulin infusion as a maintenance therapy for adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Delaware Chancery Court Judge Paul Fioravanti on Tuesday ordered activist investor Carl Icahn to remove confidential information from his lawsuit against legacy Illumina board members.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics have secured another FDA approval for their Casgevy Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy, this time in treating transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.
Disco Pharmaceuticals is taking to the biotech dance floor with seed funding from major players and pipeline programs in small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
The biotech Tuesday announced a restructuring plan as its humanized IgG1 antibody lirentelimab failed two Phase II studies in atopic dermatitis and chronic spontaneous urticaria.
The snacks and confectionery giant has been seeking to enter the biopharmaceuticals space in recent years.
Alto Neuroscience and Kyverna Therapeutics are following in the footsteps of CG Oncology, Metagenomi and Arrivent in seeking initial public offerings this year.
Following the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and other parallel meetings in San Francisco, it’s time to reflect on some of the significant deals secured last week.
After a quiet start to 2024, the FDA is expected to decide on three applications over the next two weeks, including one for a nasal powder migraine treatment.