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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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Amid rampant buyout speculation, Mirati Therapeutics reported that it will continue its final analysis of the Phase III SAPPHIRE trial following an interim survival analysis.
GSK intends to file for approval of Jemperli in endometrial cancer after the checkpoint inhibitor met its primary endpoint in the Phase III RUBY trial.
The FDA has lifted its clinical hold on Beam Therapeutics’ BEAM-201 and cleared the way for an Investigational New Drug Application, the company announced Friday.
The FDA has approved Rigel’s Rezlidhia for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory AML with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 mutation.
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Athira Pharma’s experimental Alzheimer’s therapy, fosgonimeton, continues to show signs of being able to improve cognition and function in patients.
Eli Lilly’s investigational antibody donanemab met all of its primary and secondary endpoints in the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 4 study, the company announced Wednesday.
Pfizer and Roivant have joined forces to form yet another Vant. The new entity will initially work to commercialize RVT-3101 for ulcerative colitis.
SQZ Biotechnologies is slashing 60% of its workforce and looking for a new CEO after initiating a strategic prioritization to focus on its cell therapy platform for solid tumors.
PictorLabs emerged from stealth mode Thursday with $18.8 million to advance its AI-powered virtual staining platform that researchers hope will “reimagine the future” of histopathology.