BioCentury This Week

• Ep. 302 - Takeaways from BioCentury Grand Rounds Chicago

  With federal funding at risk and VCs increasingly focused on de-risked assets, academia is facing unprecedented headwinds despite rapid advancements in innovation. One potential bright spot: Pharma, which is turning to academia to access first-in-class innovation. But many in pharma complain it is difficult to work with academia.On a special Grand Rounds edition of the BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury analysts and special guests discuss a new way of thinking and a new era of collaboration between academia and industry.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/656177#biotech #biopharma #pharma #lifescience #Discovery #Translation #BioCenturyGrandRounds00:00 - Introduction02:38 - Key Findings07:42 - Collaboration and Opportunities 25:52 - BioCentury Grand Rounds EuropeTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text

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• Ep. 301 - ASCO’s First-in-Human Trials, Crossover Investors & FDA's Rare Disease Plans

  Translational trends at this year’s ASCO meeting featured new and selective ways to target cell surface receptors on solid tumors. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss the findings from Executive Director of Biopharma Intelligence Lauren Martz’s deep dive into first-in-human studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, including how immunocytokines, solid tumor CAR Ts and Chinese innovation are thriving in early trials.The analysts also examine the signs of strain and resilience in biotech’s crossover investors, as well as FDA’s plans for revamping rare disease regulation. This episode of BioCentury This Week was sponsored by ICON Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/656139#biotech #biopharma #pharma #lifescience #RandD #DrugDevelopment00:01 - Sponsor Message: ICON Biotech02:11 - ASCO’s First-in-Human Trials12:46 - Crossover Investor Health Check22:54 - FDA's Rare Disease PlansTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text

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• Ep. 300 - Biotech’s $13B Deal Day, ASCO's Hot Targets, Drug Pricing Threat

  Dealmaking by a pair of pharmas has given the biotech industry its best day of transactions in months, tallying nearly $13 billion in guaranteed payments across two deals. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss how the takeout of Blueprint Medicines for $9.1 billion up front gives Sanofi a drug for a rare immunological disorder and bolsters the French pharma’s already strong presence in immunology. The analysts also assess the $3.5 billion partnership between BioNTech and Bristol Myers Squibb for an asset targeting cancer’s hottest target, PD-(L)1 x VEGF, and underwhelming data from the leading asset against the target, PD-1 x VEGF bispecific ivonescimab, from Summit and Akeso Inc. Those data coincided with the kick-off of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, where almost a dozen companies were presenting readouts for another hot target, CLDN18.2. Evopoint is among the companies; its program recently attracted Astellas as a partner. Meanwhile, the biopharma industry is racing to counter the White House’s most favored nation drug pricing strategy. BioCentury’s Washington analyst, Steve Usdin, explains the urgency and details some of industry’s options.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/656097#biotech #biopharma #pharma #lifescience #deals00:00 - Introduction04:39 - Sanofi Buys Blueprint09:22 - BMS-BioNTech20:01 - Hot Targets23:40 - Drug PricingTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text

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

  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 biopharma activity on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Finally, the team previews BioCentury’s second annual Grand Rounds R&D meeting, which takes place next week in Chicago. This episode was sponsored by Jeito Capital.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/656038#biotech #biopharma #pharma #lifescience #RandD #DrugDevelopment00:01 - Sponsor Message: Jeito Capital24:52 - HK IPOs07:12 - ASCO16:37 - EpCAM20:16 - RocketTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text

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

  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 from the two-day event. This episode was sponsored by Jeito Capital.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/655998#biotech #biopharma #pharma #lifescience #networking00:01 - Sponsor Message: Jeito Capital02:10 - Key Takeaways09:13 - Challenges and Opportunities for Europe19:23 - Capital Efficiency and Success Stories28:27 - Leadership, Teams & TalentTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text

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