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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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Bristol Myers Squibb has returned the rights for interleukin-12 immunotherapy program DF6002 back to its original owner, Dragonfly Therapeutics, the companies announced Monday.
Data from a Phase III study show Genentech’s crovalimab is non-inferior to AstraZeneca’s Soliris, the current standard of care in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).
Merck and Nectin Therapeutics announced a research collaboration agreement to study the safety and efficacy of Nectin’s investigational antibody in locally advanced and metastatic solid tumors.
Industry leaders say the second generation of interventions for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is likely to succeed where first-generation approaches stumbled.
Janssen reported positive topline data from a Phase II proof of concept study assessing nipocalimab in severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.
Biogen and its partner, Sage Therapeutics, announced the FDA has accepted the New Drug Application for zuranolone and granted it priority review in two mental health indications.
Astellas named a new president and CEO and announced additional changes to its leadership structure in an effort to accelerate growth and chart its long-term business trajectory.
The FDA placed 4D Molecular Therapeutics’ gene therapy program, 4D-310, on clinical hold, the company announced Thursday.
The discovery of novel Alzheimer’s biomarkers is enabling better trial selection, earlier pipeline decision making and new targets for therapeutics.
Sanofi is discontinuing its Phase III study of tolebrutinib, an investigational BTK inhibitor for myasthenia gravis.