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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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Pfizer is rapidly scaling up its AI/ML efforts in a collaborative effort intended to get transformative medicines to patients faster.
Sanofi and Innate Pharma expand their longtime collaboration by licensing up to three NK cells engager programs in cancer immunotherapy valued at more than $1.4 billion.
Psychedelic and psychedelic-assisted therapies in the neuropsychiatric space have stalled for decades.
Madrigal’s NASH drug hits the mark in late-stage trial.
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Ocugen gets the go-ahead from the FDA to trial its late-stage regenerative cell therapy.
Astellas’ zolbetuximab hit the mark in a second late-stage trial in Claudin-18.2-positive gastric cancer.
Covalent biologic company Enlaza launches with $61M in seed financing.
Lilly digs deeper into metabolic diseases via GPCR partnership with Sosei.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is discontinuing the development of its Factor D inhibitor BCX9930 in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria due to competitive factors.