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In this special In Vivo podcast episode, executive editor Lucie Ellis-Taitt is joined by an expert panel of Citeline journalists – Ashley Yeo, David Wild, Jessica Merrill and data journalist Edwin Elmhirst – to explore the trends set to reshape the biopharma and medtech sectors as we head into 2026.

EY's Arda Ural joins In Vivo to discuss the long-awaited recovery in biotech IPOs, the evolving capital markets landscape and how tariffs and TrumpRx are reshaping biopharma supply chains.

In this episode, In Vivo speaks with Micha Breakstone, co-founder and CEO of Somite.AI, and Samantha Dale Strasser, VP of strategy, to explore how their techbio is applying foundation models to human cell differentiation.

The verdict from the front lines of drug development is unmistakable: RWD and AI won’t transform trials through hype alone – they deliver only when welded to airtight data practices, transparent models and accountable operations.

By offering free sequencing and embracing radical openness with global partners, Regeneron Genetics Center has gathered over 3 million samples, leading to the identification of over 30 drug targets now in Regeneron’s pipeline.

“Tubulis is not a single-asset company… It’s an innovation powerhouse,” said CEO Dominik Schumacher in an interview with In Vivo. He outlined the company’s clinical progress, funding momentum and how Tubulis will navigate the competitive biotech market in 2026.

French biotech CellProthera is advancing to Phase III with its autologous CD34+ stem cell therapy that regenerates tissue after severe heart attacks.

Executives leading the commercialization of cell and gene therapies are informing how the industry approaches everything from manufacturing strategy to physician education.

Issues that had been concerns in Trump’s first term are realities now, but industry has also seen some successes. Trump’s personalistic style of governance means that larger firms may be at an advantage because of their greater flexibility to cut deals on individual products.

The pharmaceutical industry has been pushing back on a deeply unpopular rebate on products deemed to be “free combination” medicines in Germany.

Amid a decline in global clinical research share, the EU, UK and Switzerland have launched initiatives for fast-track reviews of clinical trial applications and set ambitious targets to shorten trial setup times.

The culmination of the MedTech Innovator APAC awards program 2025 comes later this month when the top prizes are handed out at the grand final in Singapore. But all cohort companies benefit from the competition’s mentoring process, says awards organizer Fredrik Nyberg.