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Unravel the business of science with BioSpace. We dive into biopharma's top stories and biggest challenges, whether it’s layoffs, pipeline shake-ups, acquisitions, new FDA approvals or how to regulate AI in drug development.

  1. Analysis vs Beliefs, CEO Challenges, GLP-1 Investments

    19 ДЕК.

    Analysis vs Beliefs, CEO Challenges, GLP-1 Investments

    2025 is set to change the industry. The new administration is poised to challenge many existing processes. The question is whether they will be based on data-driven analysis or ideologies and beliefs. Our guests address this concern along with the existing challenges CEOs face, particularly manufacturing processes. Additionally, they discuss weight loss drugs, focusing on GLP-1s, with medical precision. Host ⁠Lori Ellis⁠, Head of Insights, BioSpace Guests ⁠Miguel Forte⁠, President, International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy; Board Member, ARM; CEO and Board Member, Kiji Therapeutics ⁠Ali Pashazadeh,⁠ Founder, Treehill Partners

    24 мин.
  2. Biopharma’s Manufacturing Push and Other 2024 Trends

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    Biopharma’s Manufacturing Push and Other 2024 Trends

    Note: BioSpace is taking a break for the holidays. The next episode of The Weekly will air Jan. 8, 2025. Happy New Year! Novo dominated headlines over the last week, with a kidney disease label expansion for Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic in Europe but a newly flagged safety risk for the drug, with a Danish regulator requesting that the EMA review reports of a rare eye disease in patients who took the GLP-1. Meanwhile, over the weekend Novo Nordisk’s parent company, Novo Holdings, and CDMO Catalent announced that they had received all regulatory clearances to close the proposed $16.5 billion acquisition. The deal, which will see Novo Holdings sell three sites to Novo Nordisk, is the biggest manufacturing investment this year but certainly not the only, with supply chain becoming a focus for biotech and Big Pharmas alike. Meanwhile, 2024 proved to be a snacky year for M&A activity and a tough environment for IPOs, with this year’s newly public biotechs mostly seeing their stock prices plummet after entering the public markets. Moderna, while not new to the markets, has similarly seen its stock tank. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of well-known anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services certainly didn’t help. On the clinical research side of the industry, 2024 saw its fair share of flops and victories. One of the most striking in each category was the failure of AbbVie’s emraclidine. The Big Pharma acquired the schizophrenia hopeful with its nearly $9B Cerevel buy late last year. The flops came not long after the approval of BMS’ Cobenfy, which came out of the even-bigger purchase of Karuna and was the first new schizophrenia medication in more than three decades.

    13 мин.
  3. Highlights From ASH, Lilly and Novo’s Manufacturing Boon, Momentum in Neuro, More

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    Highlights From ASH, Lilly and Novo’s Manufacturing Boon, Momentum in Neuro, More

    This week, GSK and Gilead and Arcellx presented key data at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting as they vie for a competitive advantage in multiple myeloma. Meanwhile, Vertex unveiled positive long-term data for its CRISPR Therapeutics–partnered gene therapy Casgevy in sickle cell disease—results BMO Capital Markets analysts said should help Casgevy keep its edge over bluebird bio’s Lyfgenia. On that note, Casgevy and Lyfgenia have a new outcomes-based payment model after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) said both companies have agreed to participate in a voluntary program to improve access to the gene therapies. Speaking of access, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk both announced significant manufacturing investments aimed at shoring up production of their diabetes and weight loss blockbusters tirzepatide and semaglutide. And in related news, the European Commission gave its blessing to Novo Holdings’ controversial acquisition of contract manufacturing firm Catalent. Elsewhere, AbbVie got a much-needed win for Cerevel-acquired Parkinson’s disease therapy tavapadon—a month after the deal’s cornerstone asset emraclidine failed in schizophrenia—while uniQure announced it has aligned with the FDA on “key elements” of the accelerated approval pathway for its investigational gene therapy for Huntington’s, AMT-130.

    10 мин.
  4. Previous Investment Patterns Set to Repeat in 2025

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    Previous Investment Patterns Set to Repeat in 2025

    “Cautious optimism” is circling once again as the industry approaches 2025. However, many companies are treading water, barely holding on as the market continues at a slow pace. Ali Pashazadeh and Miguel Forte have an open discussion about the state of the market. Host Lori Ellis, Head of Insights, BioSpace Guests Miguel Forte, President, International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy; Board Member, ARM; CEO and Board Member, Kiji Therapeutics Ali Pashazadeh, Founder, Treehill Partners

    23 мин.
  5. Biopharma’s Shopping Spree, Applied Crashes on Rejection, Skysona’s Safety Concerns, More

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    Biopharma’s Shopping Spree, Applied Crashes on Rejection, Skysona’s Safety Concerns, More

    It’s officially holiday shopping season, and biopharma is getting into the spirit. Novartis expanded its presence in Huntington’s, paying up to $2.9 billion to advance PTC Therapeutics’ Phase II candidate, while as Gilead committed up to $415 million to Tubulis to develop novel ADCs for solid tumors and Roche’s Genentech inked an autoimmune development deal with COUR Pharmaceuticals potentially worth more than $900 million. Finally, Takeda put up to $1.3 billion on the line for Keros’ blood cancer anemia drug, a potential competitor to Bristol Myers Squibb’s Reblozyl. On the regulatory front, Applied Therapeutics’ stock crashed more than 80% after the FDA last week denied approval of govorestat in the rare metabolic disorder classic galactosemia. Also last week, the FDA announced it is looking into the safety of bluebird bio’s gene therapy Skysona after new reports of secondary blood cancers in treated patients. On a more positive note this week, Intra-Cellular Therapies submitted an application for Caplyta in major depressive disorder, potentially opening up an additional $1 billion in revenue. Finally, R&D investment in glioblastoma is ticking up as Merck, Kazia Therapeutics and Black Diamond Therapeutics look to advance treatments for the rare but devastating brain tumor.

    12 мин.
  6. BridgeBio’s ATTR-CM Approval, Cassava’s Alzheimer’s Failure, Trump’s Cabinet Picks, More

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    BridgeBio’s ATTR-CM Approval, Cassava’s Alzheimer’s Failure, Trump’s Cabinet Picks, More

    Biopharma had its collective deal-making hat on heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, with Roche buying Poseida for up to $1.5 billion, and Sarepta and Arrowhead tying up in a collaboration potentially worth up to $10 billion. These announcements followed last week’s news from Novartis, which snatched up Kate Therapeutics for a little over $1 billion while promising more acquisitions below $5 billion. On the regulatory front, the FDA gave BridgeBio—and transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) patients—something to be thankful for late last week with the approval of Attruby for the rare, cardiovascular disease. The nod sets up a potential three-way race with Pfizer’s tafamidis and Alnylam’s Amvuttra, the latter of which was accepted for FDA review in ATTR-CM on Monday.   On the opposite end of the clinical development spectrum, Cassava Sciences’ controversial Alzheimer’s drug failed to reduce cognitive or functional decline in a Phase III trial. And investors were unimpressed by the 20% weight loss generated by Amgen’s MariTide in a much-anticipated Phase II trial, as the company’s stock tumbled 11% Tuesday. Drawing much attention from the biopharma industry, President-elect Donald Trump continued with his nominees for top healthcare posts, announcing COVID-19 critic Marty Makary to lead the FDA and well-known vaccine skeptic Dave Weldon for CDC director. Meanwhile, the FDA is grappling with the loss of Chevron Deference pertaining to a legal challenge over Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 shortages. Finally, the next generation of antibody-drug conjugates remains hot, with Danish biotech Adcendo reeling in $135M in a Series B financing round.

    19 мин.
  7. 51%: The Untapped Market

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    51%: The Untapped Market

    Women represent 51% of the population; not investing is a poor investment strategy. Incorporating women into leadership positions, into board rooms, is the only way to tap this market. Host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lori Ellis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Head of Insights, BioSpace Guests ⁠Konstantina Katcheves⁠, Senior Vice President, Innovative Medicines Global Business Development and Acquisitions, Teva Pharmaceuticals ⁠Sanskriti Thakur⁠, Chairwoman, TOWER Capital Group

    13 мин.
  8. RFK Jr.’s HHS Nomination, Biogen’s Lupus Win and Leqembi Struggles, Neurogene’s Rough Month, More

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    RFK Jr.’s HHS Nomination, Biogen’s Lupus Win and Leqembi Struggles, Neurogene’s Rough Month, More

    President-elect Donald Trump announced last week that he would nominate prominent anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the HHS. While this news caused a dip in biotech stocks, one analyst said the selloff was an overreaction. Meanwhile, fall conference season continues with the American College of Rheumatology Convergence (ACR) and American Heart Association’s 2024 Scientific Sessions (AHA). Lupus was the indication du jour at ACR, where BMS, Kyverna, Fate Therapeutics and Cabaletta Bio presented data from early-stage trials of their CAR T candidates, and Biogen and UCB detailed data behind their unexpected late-stage victory for dapirolizumab pegol. This was a much-needed win for Biogen, which has seen its shares decline 36% this year.  Neurogene’s stock, meanwhile, tumbled 36% on Monday alone, following the release of details about an adverse event in a trial for its Rett syndrome gene therapy. This followed a 35% fall last week when the adverse event was first announced. And the company decided to drop its gene therapy in Batten disease after the FDA declined to grant Regenerative Medicine Advance Therapy designation to support the program. We also took a look at bluebird bio’s cash problem, with the company slated to exhaust its runway to reach a breakeven point before the end of next year. On a more positive note, RegenxBio announced this week it has aligned with the FDA on path to possible accelerated approval for its investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, following behind Sarepta’s Elevydis, which faced controversy after it received accelerated approval in June 2023, only to miss the primary functional endpoint in its confirmatory trial four months later. And speaking of accelerated approval, we released a special edition of ClinicaSpace Monday focused on this very topic. Sign up to receive it here.

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