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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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ESSA confirmed that Janssen has stepped away from a prostate cancer collaboration due to “operational recruitment challenges.”
Platform technology company Replay, based in San Diego and London, has launched Eudora, a gene therapy company targeting genetic diseases of the retina.
CytoDyn withdrew its pending Biologics License Application for leronlimab in HIV, citing concerns involving the contract research organization managing its trials.
While reporting stellar third-quarter financials, AbbVie announced it was halting development of cedirogant and provided updates on Skyrizi, Rinvoq and Humira.
An investigator in the Phase III trial for Biogen and Eisai’s experimental Alzhiemer’s drug, lecanemab, is attributing a patient’s death to the treatment.
Sanofi will drop its IL-2 candidate, citing a lack of efficacy in the early stages of data collection, the company announced in its Q3 report Friday.
Mereo and Rubric Capital Management settled their proxy battle, entering a cooperation agreement. As a result, Rubric withdrew its notice for a General Meeting of shareholders.
During its third-quarter earnings report, BioMarin noted that the FDA planned to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss the company’s gene therapy for hemophilia A.
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Scorpion Therapeutics is on a mission to create a world where many more cancer patients can benefit from precision therapies. Earlier this year, it struck a $75 million alliance with AstraZeneca.