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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.

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00:22:43

Trump’s Pharma Tariffs, Another GLP-1 Compounding...

BioSpace ·

2025/02/26

There was a high point this week for employees riding the rollercoaster that is currently the FDA, as 300 recently fired employees are reportedly being asked to return. This could serve to boost spirits at the agency, which is reeling from unpredictable and seemingly ‘indiscriminate’ layoffs—and low morale as a result. Trump made additional waves over the weekend, threatening to enact tariffs on the largest pharmaceutical companies—unless they relocate their manufacturing operations to the U.S

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00:25:07

Examining Gene Therapies, Bispecific Antibodies and...

BioSpace ·

2025/02/25

At the 2025 National Biotechnology Conference, gene therapies, bispecific antibodies and other novel modalities—relative newcomers to medicine—will be much discussed. In this curtain raiser, BioSpace speaks with conference chair Prathap Nagaraja Shastri of J&J about these highly anticipated topics. HostJef Akst, Managing Editor, BioSpaceGuestPrathap Nagaraja Shastri, Scientific Director and Group Leader, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, Johnson and JohnsonBioSpace is a media partner of

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00:14:27

Trump’s Hammer Hits FDA, Moderna Falls Further and...

BioSpace ·

2025/02/19

President Trump has been on a staff cutting rampage since taking office, and this weekend, the hammer came down on an undisclosed number of FDA employees. The firings—which reportedly affected staffers within the FDA’s centers for food, medical devices and tobacco products—came days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as HHS secretary.One space that could have an ally in RFK Jr. is psychedelic therapies, which the new HHS boss has accused the FDA of “suppressing,” along with stem cell

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00:09:15

A Conversation With Dannielle Appelhans, CEO of COUR

BioSpace ·

2025/02/18

On the sidelines of this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, BioSpace Senior Editor Annalee Armstrong sat down with Dannielle Appelhans, CEO of COUR, a member of BioSpace’s NextGen Class of 2025. Their discussion here, focused on the company’s long history leading up to its $105 million in series A funding at the start of 2024 and the possibility of an initial public offering in the future, among other things, represents the first of a special series of The Weekly focused on

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00:17:29

Navigating Patient Journeys with Tom Whitehead

BioSpace ·

2025/02/13

BioSpace’s Head of Insights Lori Ellis and Tom Whitehead, co-founder of the Emily Whitehead Foundation discuss the challenges navigated by cancer patients, weaving in their personal experiences with treatment and how they would encourage those undergoing treatment to speak up and advocate for themselves.This episode is presented by the ⁠Genscript Biotech Global Forum 2025.⁠Host⁠⁠Lori Ellis⁠⁠, Head of Insights, BioSpaceGuests⁠⁠Tom Whitehead,⁠⁠ Author, Keynote speaker; Co-Founder, Emily Whitehead

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00:11:39

New M&A Action, BMS’ Ongoing Cost Cuts and the...

BioSpace ·

2025/02/12

We saw more action on the M&A front this week as Novartisbought back its blood thinner abelacimab and the rest of Anthos Therapeutics for up to $3.1 billion and still ahead, a potential buyout of SpringWorks Therapeutics by Merck KGaA, which confirmed it’s in “advanced discussions” with the biotech. Meanwhile, Eli Lilly signed aglobal licensing deal for a MASH asset with South Korea’s OliX Pharmaceuticals.As Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings continue to roll in, BMS, Eli Lilly,Novo Nordisk,

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00:16:37

RFK Jr. Advances, Q4 Earnings Roll Out and a...

BioSpace ·

2025/02/05

U.S. political maneuverings are keeping biopharma on its toes. Tuesday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. passed a major hurdle as the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance his nomination for HHS secretary to a floor vote of the entire Senate. If confirmed, RFK Jr. could have an impact on myriad regulatory issues, including PDUFA negotiations.In other political news, Donald Trump announced his promised tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China—the last of which could have particular implications for biopharma

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00:12:53

The Patient's Perspective with Tom Whitehead

BioSpace ·

2025/01/30

BioSpace's Head of Insights Lori Ellis and Tom Whitehead sit down and discuss cell and gene therapies from the perspectives of patients. What do caregivers and patients consider to be risks when lives are on the line? This episode is presented by the Genscript Biotech Global Forum 2025. Host ⁠Lori Ellis⁠, Head of Insights, BioSpace Guests ⁠Tom Whitehead,⁠ Author, Keynote speaker; Co-Founder, Emily Whitehead Foundation Disclaimer: The views expressed in this discussion by guests are their own

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00:17:29

RFK Jr. Faces the Senate, Sage Rebuffs Biogen,...

BioSpace ·

2025/01/29

In the week since Donald Trump took office, he’s caused quite the stir with healthcare-centered moves that include ordering the Department of Health and Human Services to stop communications, hiring and travel and announcing that he would withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization. Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee convenes to vote on the controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for health secretary—a vote that Jefferies analysts said they expect to be “close.” Biogen

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00:20:02

Trump Takes Over, Wegovy Still Trails Zepbound and...

BioSpace ·

2025/01/22

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, bringing with him a host of healthcare nominees and potential changes to the FDA, M&A and drug pricing. The new administration was a key focus point at the 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference last week, where Annalee Armstrong spoke to executives from several companies about what they’re expecting from a second Trump term.Also at JPM, Mirador Therapeutics CEO Mark McKenna boldly predicted that 2025 would see the

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00:10:27

Bonus: Q4 2024 Job Market Update

BioSpace ·

2025/01/21

In this bonus episode, BioSpace's vice president of marketing Chantal Dresner and careers editor Angela Gabriel take a look at Q4 job market performance and what we expect to see ahead. We dive into year-on-year data and recent job trends. Want to receive our latest quarterly job market reports? Subscribe to Career Insider for our job market updates, job trends, career advice and more.

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00:18:45

A Conversation with Peter Marks: Insights into...

BioSpace ·

2025/01/16

In this episode of Denatured, Dr. Peter Marks M.D., PhD. gives his thoughts on the future of cell and gene therapies. He speaks candidly about opportunities and realities, manufacturing and its role in efficacy and the CGT runway. Dr. Marks was keynote speaker at the GenScript Biotech Forum in San Francisco this week. Host ⁠Lori Ellis⁠, Head of Insights, BioSpace Guest ⁠Peter Marks M.D., PhD.⁠, Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)

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00:12:13

Dispatches From JPM, Biogen’s Sage Buyout Offer,...

BioSpace ·

2025/01/15

The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference kicked off Monday with a flood of high-value deals, reinvigorating sentiment across the biopharma industry. Johnson & Johnson made the biggest splash, acquiring neurology leader Intra-Cellular Therapies for $14.6 billion, while GSK picked up precision therapy specialist IDRx for $1B upfront and Eli Lilly laid down up to $2.5 billion for Scorpion’s PI3Kα inhibitor program. Meanwhile, the immunology and inflammation space continues to fire on all cylinders as

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00:06:40

A Conversation with Peter Marks and Tom Whitehead:...

BioSpace ·

2025/01/10

TEASER: This episode is little sneak peak into upcoming podcasts as well as topics that will be discussed at the 2025 GenScript Biotech Global Forum on January 15 in San Francisco. Listen in as Peter Marks and Tom Whitehead share their thoughts on the CGT space for 2025.Register for the event here. Host Lori Ellis, Head of Insights, BioSpace Guests Peter Marks M.D., PhD., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Tom Whitehead, Author, Keynote speaker; Co-Founder, Emily

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00:14:20

NextGen Class of 2025, M&A Uptick Predicted Heading...

BioSpace ·

2025/01/08

Happy New Year! BioSpace released our NextGen: Class of 2025 this week, highlighting 25 biopharma startups to watch this year. The companies on this list are not afraid of a challenge, wading into some of biopharma’s most competitive therapeutic spaces. As analysts predict an uptick in M&A in ’25, could some of them be potential targets? One NextGen 2025 company that could already be fielding calls is Metsera, which reported promising Phase II data for its investigational subcutaneous GLP-1

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00:16:53

Trials and Capital: Women’s Health and APAC's...

BioSpace ·

2025/01/02

This conversation focused on a few remaining topics discussed at length at Jefferies late last year, with the same topics anticipated to make an appearance at JPM. In this episode, our guests the industry’s need to catch up with women’s health issues and the innovative lead the APAC region has taken in clinical trials.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

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00:24:09

Analysis vs Beliefs, CEO Challenges, GLP-1 Investments

BioSpace ·

2024/12/19

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

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00:13:25

Biopharma’s Manufacturing Push and Other 2024 Trends

BioSpace ·

2024/12/18

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

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00:10:00

Highlights From ASH, Lilly and Novo’s Manufacturing...

BioSpace ·

2024/12/11

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

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00:23:07

Previous Investment Patterns Set to Repeat in 2025

BioSpace ·

2024/12/05

“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.Miguel Forte President International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy; ARM Board Member; CEO and Board Member of Kiji Therapeutics Ali Pashazadeh Founder at Treehill Partners

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