BioCentury This Week

• Ep. 324 - Genmab, GSK and Drug Pricing

  Genmab's $8 billion acquisition of multispecifics company Merus is the Danish biotech’s largest step toward marketing its own pipeline. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss the evolution of Genmab, which, for many years, relied on a partnership model that delivered blockbuster revenues but now is making a change as a patent cliff looms.The analysts also assess the tenure of Emma Walmsley the longtime CEO of GSK, and what’s next for the U.K. pharma under incoming CEO Luke Miels. Turning to the U.S., Washington Editor Steve Usdin discusses President Donald Trump’s looming tariff threat on imports of branded drugs, which Usdin says would hurt small biotechs the most. Usdin also analyzes the response of multinational pharmaceutical companies to the president’s demand that they make “most favored nation” price concessions, now that Monday’s deadline has passed. This episode of BioCentury This Week is sponsored by IQVIA Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/657131#biotech #pharma #deals #FGF21 #MASH #Interleukin5 #asthma #PhRMA #PBM #tarriff #MFN00:01 - Sponsor Message: IQVIA Biotech02:26 - Genmab's Merus Buy09:43 - CEO Switch at GSK17:22 - Trump Tariff Threat21:17 - MFN 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. 323 - Agentic AI: From New Targets to the Clinic

  AI is bringing sweeping changes to drug development, from how targets are discovered to optimizing clinical trials to maximize an asset’s chance for success. On a special edition of the BioCentury This Week podcast, IQVIA’s Greg Lever joins BioCentury’s analysts to discuss agentic AI’s short- and long-term prospects to help biotechs discover new targets, predict success in preclinical development, and enhance clinical operations. This episode of BioCentury This Week is sponsored by IQVIA Biotech. View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/657086#Biotech #Biopharma #DrugDevelopment #ClinicalTrials #TargetDiscovery #AgenticAI #GraphRAG #DeRisking00:01 - Sponsor Message: IQVIA Biotech01:22 - AI in Biotech05:01 - Machine Learning06:21 - Generative AI and Language Models08:37 - Agentic AI12:43 - AI in Target Discovery23:44 - AI in Clinical Trial DesignTo 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. 322 - Takeaways from BioCentury Grand Rounds Europe

  Is this the U.K.’s moment to capitalize on its biotech ecosystem? That was one of the primary themes discussed at the debut Grand Rounds — Europe conference last week in Cambridge, U.K. BioMarin's James Sabry and Astex's Michelle Jones joined BioCentury’s analysts on a special edition of the BioCentury This Week podcast recorded live at the event to discuss their key takeaways from the two-day conference.Beyond the state of the U.K. biopharma ecosystem, the analysts discussed the meeting’s major science themes, including what’s next for DNA damage repair pathway targets, both inside and outside of cancer; whether obesity should be recast as a brain disease; and the cutting edge of small molecule design.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/657082#UKBiotech #TranslationalMedicine #DrugPricing #GlobalCollaboration #Aging #Biologics #SmallMolecules #Biobanking00:00 - Introduction00:35 - Key Takeaways02:14 - The State of the U.K. Biotech Ecosystem09:01 - Scientific Highlights & Panel Takeaways22:44 - Closing Remarks and Future EventsTo 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. 321 - Pfizer’s Obesity Play & U.K. in Focus

  A takeout that could be worth as much as $7.3 billion has Pfizer back in the obesity drug development race. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss Pfizer’s acquisition of Metsera and its obesity assets. Plus: Editor in Chief Simone Fishburn gives a recap of BioCentury’s Grand Rounds — Europe meeting, which included a fireside chat with Patrick Vallance on the state of the life sciences ecosystem in the country. The BioCentury analysts also assess the state of hot-button policy issues in Washington, such as drug pricing and China. Finally, they analyze the state of play among therapies for narcolepsy on the heels of the World Sleep Congress in Singapore. Check out BIO Chairman Fritz Bittenbender’s conversation with BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin on BioCentury This Week’s sister podcast, The BioCentury Show. This episode of BioCentury This Week is sponsored by IQVIA Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/657065 #ObesityDrugs #PharmaDeals #BiotechDeals #MergersAndAcquisitions #DrugDevelopment #Narcolepsy00:01 - Sponsor Message: IQVIA Biotech03:46 - Pfizer’s Obesity M&A14:54 - U.K. in Focus28:20 - U.S. Drug Pricing, China Policy40:07 - Narcolepsy PipelineTo 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. 320 - U.K. Biotech, U.S.-China, Insmed

  Merck's announcement that it is moving its R&D out of the U.K. highlights concerns about the country’s life sciences policies. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss the life sciences ecosystem in the U.K., including MHRA CEO Lawrence Tallon’s plans to create a world-class regulatory environment. They also discuss a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would end most U.S.-China academic research collaborations, and the recent success of 40-year-old biotech Insmed. This episode of BioCentury This Week is sponsored by IQVIA Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/656997#biotech #biopharma #pharma #lifescience #MHRA #China #RandD #DrugDevelopment00:01 - Sponsor Message: IQVIA Biotech01:25 - U.K. Biopharma04:40 - Grand Rounds Cambridge09:45 - SAFE Research Act18:01 - Spotlight on Insmed26:32 - Sen. Cassidy's Vaccine CalloutTo 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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