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Ep. 277 - Asia's NewCo Model, FDA Tipping Point, Vertex's Pain Drug
The boom in the creation of companies that were launched in the West based on assets sourced in Asia signals China’s galloping speed of innovation. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the “NewCo Model,” who the players are, from CEOs and companies to investors; the areas of innovation the start-ups are tackling; and the evolution of the trend. (Read about the company that kicked off the trend, Arrivent, here.)The editors also assess how personnel losses at FDA from the Trump administration’s plans to slash government payrolls are likely to cause short- and long-term harm for the agency and the drug approval process. And a new pain therapy from Vertex is in the spotlight as the CF specialist enters new turf.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/65494600:00 - Introduction01:20 - Asia's NewCo Model15:24 - FDA Tipping Point19:29 - Vertex's Pain DrugTo 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. 276 - Precision Neuropsychiatry Spotlight With ICON's Peter Schueler
Psychiatric drug development has had major wins over the past year-and-a-half — think Karuna Pharmaceuticals' $14 billion takeout by Bristol Myers Squibb and the subsequent launch of a new schizophrenia therapy — but targeted neuropsychiatric drug development is still in its infancy. On a special edition of the BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors detail the promise of precision medicine in the space and break down what recent setbacks for key players mean for next steps in the clinic. The team is joined by special guest Peter Schueler, SVP of drug development solutions, neurosciences, at ICON, who delivers takeaways from this month’s the ECNP Roadmap Meeting on Precision Psychiatry in Frankfurt and a recent white paper by ICON. This episode of BioCentury This Week was sponsored by ICON Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/654903 00:01 - Sponsor Message: ICON Biotech02:20 - Precision Neuropsychiatry06:39 - Insights from ICON's Peter Schueler15:59 - Challenges in NeuropsychTo 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. 275 - Series As & Innovation. Plus: Rocky Transition at FDA, NIH
BioCentury’s analysis of the technologies behind last year’s biotech series A raisers sees progress in nanoparticles, CAR cell therapies, degraders and antibody-drug conjugates. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the trends spotted in 2024’s crop of more than 150 series A rounds — from top therapeutic areas and modalities to the leading investors funding the innovation.The editors turn to Washington for takeaways from BioCentury’s “exit interview” with Patrizia Cavazzoni, the recently departed director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, and checks in on FDA and NIH’s turbulent transition under Trump 2.0.Finally, the podcast team previews BioCentury’s upcoming fourth East-West Summit, which will focus on globalizing Asia innovation and the red-hot “Newco Model” in Singapore March 3-5, and the twenty-fifth Bio€quity Europe, which will be held in Belgium in May. This episode of BioCentury This Week was sponsored by ICON Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/65483700:01 - Sponsor Message: ICON Biotech01:57 - Series As: Trends in Innovation12:18 - BioCentury Conferences Preview18:45 - Insights from FDA's Cavazzoni21:58 - Turbulence at FDA, NIHTo 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. 274 - 2025 Biotech Preview: Markets, Catalysts and AI
With political uncertainty overshadowing market sentiment going into 2025, BioCentury’s editorial team assesses the bull and bear arguments for biotech in the New Year on the BioCentury This Week podcast’s Public Markets Preview. Will continued uncertainty drive biotech sentiment in the coming months, or will the bear arguments fail to manifest, stymied by M&A and other positive factors?In the second part of the 2025 Preview, BioCentury’s editors highlight some of the key catalysts in bispecifics, immunology and inflammatory (I&I), new modalities, and neurology and obesity they are watching in the year ahead. Finally, the editors discuss how VC firms focused on AI-driven drug development are thinking about the resources and strategies needed to turn promise into reality. This episode of BioCentury This Week was sponsored by ICON Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/65477200:01 - Sponsor Message: ICON Biotech02:33 - Market Uncertainty12:50 - Biotech Catalysts 21:12 - Obesity22:57 - Neurology28:54 - AI: VC PerspectivesTo 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. 273 - JPM 2025 Wrap: Sunny Skies & Megarounds
Sunshine and a stream of deals brightened the mood at this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, offering a pleasant counterpoint to continued pessimism over the state of the capital markets. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors deliver their takeaways from biotech’s annual kick-off event from megarounds and Asian newcos to the new state of M&A and pending change at FDA.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/65472300:00 - Introduction01:52 - Market Sentiments and Deal Expectations04:42 - Cross-Border Deals and Asia's Growing Influence07:12 - Neurology and Innovation in Biotech14:44 - VC Trends and Megarounds20:00 - Upcoming East West SingaporeTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text
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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