Ep. 393 - China trends; Roche, Merck KGaA deals; Arrowhead & tau
Roche’s $15 billion biobucks deal with Hansoh for preclinical ADCs is the latest in a string of China licensing deals carrying unusually lar...
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Ep. 392 - Biotech markets: Pause before the storm?
An M&A-fueled first half gave way to third-quarter underperformance for biotech as a short squeeze in Moderna forced specialist funds into s...
Ep. 391 - China deals, Beam lawsuit, MFN models, Nobel winners
Pharma partnering in China is getting earlier and broader, with Merck & Co., Novo Nordisk and Novartis striking multibillion-dollar deals fo...
Ep. 390 - Live from Amsterdam: Grand Rounds Europe takeaways
Mechanisms broad enough to matter across many diseases, from mitochondrial health to the biology of aging, emerged as a defining theme at Gr...
Ep. 389 - IgA nephropathy, Overton hearing, reverse mergers' new look
Seven global approvals in five years, validated biomarkers and FDA flexibility have turned IgA nephropathy from a neglected rare disease int...
Ep. 388 - Biotech IPOs, CAR T safety & pharma tariffs
The first biotech IPO in a month, Electra's upsized $350 million offering, fell in its trading debut, testing investor appetite while a wave...
Ep. 387 - Psychedelics at FDA, Mike Davis’ CDER & tRNAs
Note: This episode was briefly published with an incorrect audio file, which has since been corrected. FDA is prepared to approve psychedeli...
Ep. 386 - Novartis misses, pharma deals analysis, MFN carve-outs
A pair of high profile clinical setbacks has wiped out more than $40 billion in market cap for Novartis, most of which stemmed from the Phas...
Ep. 385 - MFN deals, Lilly takeout, FDA pick Overton
Mid-sized biopharma companies are under growing pressure to accept most-favored nation drug pricing deals with the White House. On the lates...
Ep. 384 - Back to School Special: The global FIH trials race
China has changed the global narrative on delivering early human clinical data, with a new bar for speed and efficiency. And now drug develo...
Ep. 383 - Moderna, Genentech obesity deal, Trump's FDA pick
A Phase III win for a melanoma vaccine from Moderna and Merck & Co. has opened the door to personalized neoantigen vaccines. On the latest B...
Ep. 382 - Summer’s venture wave; drugging beta-catenin; Capricor & FDA
A baker’s dozen of biotechs shrugged off the summer haze to raise nearly $800 million in venture cash. On the latest BioCentury This Week po...
Ep. 381 - FIH urgency in the U.S. Plus: federated learning, biotech IPOs
Pressure is on FDA, policymakers and academic centers in the U.S. to respond to challenges from China, Australia, and beyond to run first in...
Ep. 380 - AZ-BMS rumors, Replimune, psychedelics
Rumors flew this weekend about a mega-merger of AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers — but would such a deal make sense? On the latest BioCentury T...
Ep. 379 - Argenx M&A, AI giants and biopharma, catalyst scorecard
Argenx the tier-jumping European biotech, believes its proposed $2.2 billion purchase of Forte Biosciences will add a second multi-indicatio...
Ep. 378 - U.K. cabinet shuffle, Taiwan biotech and Biogen data
The departure of U.K. Science Minister Patrick Vallance is a blow for U.K. biotech. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s...
Ep. 377 - Trends in life sciences talent with CBRE's Ian Anderson
After nearly three years of sluggish job growth, hiring is turning a corner in the U.S. life sciences industry, while the talent pool is exp...
Ep. 376 - M&A momentum: 3Q public markets preview
M&A enthusiasm is carrying biotech amid tepid reception for launches. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts disc...
Ep. 375 - Novartis' ADC gambit & regulation as catalyst for U.K. biotech
Novartis is deepening its antibody-drug conjugate capabilities with its $1.1 billion acquisition of U.K. biotech Myricx Pharma. On the lates...
Ep. 374 - Parkinson's deep dive & FDA trial reforms
New Parkinson’s disease programs aim to move beyond the historical norm of symptom management, branching into targeted therapeutics and cell...