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BioCentury This Week

BioCentury"s streaming commentary on biotech industry trends, plus interviews with KOLs.For three decades, BioCentury has helped biopharma executives and investors make business-critical decisions and build larger networks with peers across the innovation ecosystem.

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Ep. 299 - ASCO, EpCAM, Rocket & HK IPOs

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/05/28

Dutch biotech Merus’ EGFR x LGR5 bispecific antibody has caught investors’ attention in the run-up to ASCO as a new approach to block EGFR signaling. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss Phase II data from Merus for petosemtamab as they preview the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s upcoming annual meeting. The analysts also assess a setback in a gene therapy trial for Rocket Pharmaceuticals, renewed interest in cancer target EpCAM, and a flurry of bi...

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Ep. 298 - Takeaways from the 25th Bio€quity Europe

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/05/23

Political and market turmoil has raised questions whether the U.S. can retain its biopharma leadership position, and in turn presents Europe with an opportunity to attract talent back to the continent with an offer of a more stable biomedical funding and regulatory environment. Jeito Capital’s Ksenija Pavletic and Cambridge Innovation Capital’s Anne Horgan join BioCentury’s analyst to wrap up the 25th annual Bio€quity Europe conference in Bruges, Belgium, by discussing their key takeaways fro...

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Ep. 297 - European Biotech's Moment? Plus: Biomarin,...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/05/20

The turbulence that has come with the Trump administration’s policies related to the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry is creating an opening for Europe to bolster its life sciences industry. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors look at how Europe can capitalize on staffing cuts at FDA and NIH and an uncertain policy environment to lure back talent to bolster regulatory agencies and biotech R&D engines and attract assets and partners from China. The editors also ...

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Ep. 296 - Trends in Obesity, Vinay Prasad at FDA,...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/05/13

Biopharmas developing therapies for obesity are looking to a future where the quality of weight loss matters as much as the quantity — what targets and programs could help realize that vision? On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the signaling pathways that may exclusively target fat mass while preserving, or even increasing, lean mass — and which companies are playing in the space. The editors also assess what Vinay Prasad’s past comments say about how he ...

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Ep. 295 - Bio€quity Europe 2025 Preview

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/05/09

This year’s Bio€quity Europe conference — the 25th edition of the event — will focus on what’s next for Europe amid biotech’s current complex moment, Editor in Chief Simone Fishburn said on a special edition of the BioCentury This Week podcast previewing the meeting, which kicks off May 12 in Bruges, Belgium. McKinsey & Co.’s Alexandra Zemp and Henk Joos, an investment specialist at Medvia, which fosters health innovation in Flanders, joined BioCentury to discuss the state of Belgium’s bi...

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Ep. 294 - AACR Spotlight on SMARCA2 degraders. Plus:...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/05/06

Among the formerly undruggable targets gaining translational momentum, SMARCA2 has intrigued researchers for its potential to treat challenging solid tumors. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury's editors zero in on preclinical research supporting different degraders of SMARCA2 at this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. They also discuss takeaways from Editor in Chief Simone Fishburn’s conversation with David Baker, the Nobel-prizewinning ...

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Ep. 293 - Tau Time for Alzheimer's. Plus: FDA Delays,...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/04/29

Belief in tau — both as a target and surrogate endpoint — for Alzheimer’s is building among leaders in the field. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, Executive Editor Selina Koch discusses how tau could be reaching a tipping point. Also on this week’s episode, Washington Editor Steve Usdin details how political moves have begun to intrude into the Trump administration’s regulation of vaccines, a topic that’s also taken up by Phil Krause and Luciana Borio in a BioCentury Guest Commenta...

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Ep. 292 - Myasthenia Gravis Spotlight & AACR Preview

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/04/26

Biopharma companies are vying to dethrone Vyvgart as a leading therapy for myasthenia gravis, with the latest data for therapies treating the rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease coming at this month’s American Academy of Neurology. On a special episode of the BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the landscape for MG therapies, including anti-BLyS and APRIL therapy telitacicept from Remegen. Joining BioCentury’s editors are Qing Zuraw, chief development officer of podca...

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Ep. 291 - Grand Rounds - U.S. Preview

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/04/25

The academia-industry interface is more important than ever for sustaining biomedical innovation’s forward momentum, even as the Trump administration injects turbulence into academic funding for universities. On a special edition of the BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s Simone Fishburn and Karen Tkach Tuzman preview Grand Rounds, BioCentury’s second annual R&D conference, along with special guests. Spots are filling up for the Grand Rounds U.S. Presenting Company Class of 2025. F...

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Ep. 290 - Biotech Survey Sees Tough Days Ahead. Plus:...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/04/22

The biotech community is reeling, fearful and furious about the fallout of tariff, FDA and NIH policies, according to BioCentury’s newly released Risk Sentiment survey. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss takeaways from the survey, which polled 328 biopharma stakeholders during April 10-14. The editors dissect the latest from Washington, including comments from FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on a new pathway for ultrarare drugs and his plans to reform advis...

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Ep. 289 - Replacing Animal Models. Plus: RFK Jr. & FDA

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/04/15

FDA’s plan to move away from animal toxicity testing could expedite INDs and cut costs for biopharma companies, while helping the U.S. maintain its position as a clinical research hub. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the agency’s new three-year road map to reduce animal safety studies for mAbs. The editors then discuss the deepening morale crisis at FDA after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the agency of corruption, encouraged staff to repo...

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Ep. 288 - FDA and Tariffs Turmoil, and AACR Preview

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/04/08

Loss of leadership, cuts to staffing and a proposed reorganization at FDA have heightened biotech risk amid an already turbulent macroeconomic climate, according to BioCentury’s Washington editor Steve Usdin. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss how the turmoil at FDA could affect a sector already grappling with the uncertainty brought by the Trump administration’s trade war. The editors also explore the growing pipeline of VEGF-targeted bispecifics in a pr...

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Ep. 287 - The Bear is Back: Marks’ Ouster, Tariffs...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/04/01

Biotech indexes are tumbling after one of FDA’s last veteran leaders was pushed out by HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and the threat of tariffs weigh on a key biotech index. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the factors driving down the XBI, which has now crossed into bear market territory and the latest turmoil at FDA, now that CBER Director Peter Marks has been ousted. Plus, inflammation and immunology companies are finding ways beyond precision medicine to boo...

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Ep. 286 - Sofinnova’s Pan-European Accelerator, China...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/03/25

European venture firm Sofinnova Partners is expanding the reach of its Biovelocita accelerator beyond Italy to stretch across the greater continent. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss how Biovelocita became the largest life sciences accelerator in Europe. The editors also discuss Novo Nordisk's latest addition to its obesity pipeline via a deal in China, and how the partnership reflects the state of cross-border dealmaking more broadly. And Washington Edi...

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Ep. 285 - BIO's Trump 2.0 Plan. Plus: Autoimmune CAR...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/03/18

BIO is engaging with President Donald Trump to protect and improve FDA. It’s also hoping biopharmas can dodge tariffs and find paths to modify the Inflation Reduction Act and reinstate pediatric priority review vouchers. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, Washington Editor Steve Usdin delivers takeaways from his conversation with John Crowley, CEO of the industry trade group. BioCentury’s editors also discuss how autoimmune CAR T companies are competing for resources and the end-to-e...

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Ep. 284 - Takeaways from the East-West Summit

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/03/12

While the culling of companies in the biotech bear market may have yet to subside, creative cross-border deal-making on innovative assets is spreading across Asia’s Arc of Innovation. Sciwind Biosciences Co. Ltd.’s Jing Shu and A*Star’s Lisa Ooi join BioCentury to wrap up the 4th annual BioCentury-BayHelix East-West Biopharma Summit in Singapore by discussing deal-making trends, the rise of new technologies and the deepening of biotech ecosystems from India to Japan. View full story: https:/...

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Ep. 283 - Makary’s FDA Agenda, Amylin in Obesity and...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/03/11

The almost certain confirmation of Marty Makary as FDA commissioner this month will cap a transition marked by internal upheaval and political infighting. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss Thursday’s confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency and Makary's hints at what we can expect from his agenda. The editors also discuss whether the advantages of amylin agonists could help the therapies outshine GLP-1 in obesity, why the...

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Ep. 282 - CRISPR Lessons: Plus, AbbVie Enters Obesity

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/03/04

The track record of biotechs launched to create curative therapies using CRISPR-Cas9 provides new insights into the old debate over whether platform companies should validate their technology on established targets or pursue new ones. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the lessons learned by this small group of companies since their launch a decade ago. They also discuss the entrance of AbbVie into the obesity race via a $350 million deal with Gubra for a...

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Ep. 281 - Roche Reboot and 5 Things on Trump 2.0

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/02/25

Once pharma’s oncology powerhouse, Roche is charting a new course that extends beyond its traditional stronghold in cancer therapeutics. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss how the Swiss pharma has reshaped its strategy for long-term growth. They also discuss another tumultuous weekend for staff at FDA and NIH, as well as the challenges of precision medicine for psychiatric conditions. View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/655157 00:00 - In...

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Ep. 280 - China Competition. Plus: FDA Firings and...

BioCentury This Week ·

2025/02/19

Rather than fretting over increasing competition from Chinese life sciences companies, biotechs in the U.S. should rise to the challenge and learn from their competitors. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the increasing pace of innovation from China and how U.S. biotechs need to meet the moment, delivering key takeaways from Editor in Chief Simone Fishburn’s fireside chat with industry leader John Maraganore at the BIO CEO & Investor Forum in New Yor...

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