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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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Solid Biosciences and AavantiBio – announced Friday they are merging to develop a portfolio of neuromuscular and cardiac programs, initially focusing on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Two years after receiving a Complete Response Letter for its hemophilia gene therapy, BioMarin is heading back to the FDA with stronger and more robust data for potential approval.
Biogen and Eisai’s lecanemab win this week provides an opportunity to stop and consider whether science is closer to a cure or symptom management for Alzheimer’s disease.
The biopharma world - and markets - spent Thursday evening reacting after the FDA gave the green light to only its third-ever drug for ALS, Amylyx’s Relyvrio.
This week, researchers published results from studies on treatments in lung disease, Alzheimer’s and various cancers. Here’s a look at that and more.
Life science companies made adjustments to their leadership teams with multiple appointments for chief commercial officers, chief business officers and more in this week’s Movers & Shakers.
Two rare disease companies - Idera Pharmaceuticals and Aceragen - are merging to pursue the common goal of an FDA approval that could come as early as 2024.
Eisai and Biogen announced positive data from a Phase III trial in Alzheimer’s of its drug lecanemab. Still, questions remain about the drug’s implications for the future of Alzheimer’s treatment.
Novo Nordisk struck a licensing deal Thursday with Ventus Therapeutics valued at up to $700 million to develop and commercialize peripherally-restricted NLRP3 inhibitors.
The FDA has approved Regeneron and Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of adult patients with prurigo nodularis, making it the first drug approved for this indication.