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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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BioMarin Pharmaceutical announced the FDA no longer plans to hold an advisory committee meeting to review its BLA for Roctavian an AAV gene therapy for adults with severe hemophilia A.
Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture are moving into Phase III for a combination treatment targeting the rise of artemisinin-resistant Malaria infection.
Late Monday, Arvinas Inc. was forced to divulge the contents of its upcoming breast cancer data presentation, slated for the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (“SABCS”).
The FDA granted priority review to Takeda’s Biologics License Application for TAK-003, a dengue vaccine candidate. The vaccine to date is only approved for use in Indonesia.
The FDA approved CSL Behring and uniQure’s Hemgenix, a one-time gene therapy developed for adults with Hemophilia B,the companies announced Tuesday afternoon.
Merck is eyeing another major label expansion for its flagship anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda following an interim analysis of KEYNOTE-859 trial.
The FDA granted argenx Priority Review status for the company’s BLA for SC efgartigimod for generalized myasthenia gravis.
Following a request from the FDA, GSK is withdrawing its multiple myeloma drug Blenrep from the U.S. market while continuing to push other combination trial programs.