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Quick Listen: Scrip's Five Must-Know Things

 
• By Ian Haydock

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: making cell and gene therapies more accessible; Roche’s obesity plans; BIOSECURE and Indian firms; IPOs begin to recover; and Nxera looks to the future.

Scrip Five Must Know Things
weekly audio roundup of selected content from Scrip's global team

Join us for an audio catch-up on the major events in the biopharma industry over the past business week, as reported by Scrip‘s global team, in this podcast version of Five Must-Know Things.

This episode covers insights for the business week ended 11 October 2024, including: making cell and gene therapies more accessible; Roche’s obesity plans; BIOSECURE and Indian firms; IPOs begin to recover; and Nxera looks to the future.

This and all our other podcasts are available on the Citeline channel on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, TuneIn and Spotify Podcasts, and via smart speakers if one of these platforms has been set up as your default podcast provider.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Big Pharma Faces Cell And Gene Therapy Market Realities

Roche’s Plan To Muscle In On Obesity

BIOSECURE Act - Which Indian Firms Are Best Placed To Help Plug Pharma’s Sourcing Gaps?

Quarterly IPOs Climb Back Above $1bn

Nxera: Building To Become Japan’s Global Biotech Champion

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UroGen Gets A First-Ever Bladder Cancer Approval Despite US FDA AdComm ‘No’ Vote

 
• By Joseph Haas

UroGen’s Zusduri was approved despite an advisory committee vote recommending against it in May. It is the first approved drug for a type of recurring bladder cancer.

Finance Watch: Scorpion Spinout Antares Launches With $177m For Precision Medicines

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Private Company Edition: Antares’ lead asset will enter the clinic in 2026 after Lilly committed up to $2.5bn for Scorpion’s Phase I/II PI3Kα inhibitor STX-478. Also, Amplify raised $200m for its first biotech VC fund and Mosanna raised an $80m series A round, among other financings.

UCB Follows Fellow European Pharmas With Major US Investment

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The Belgian drugmaker is boosting its biologics capacity over the pond.

AstraZeneca Taps Into China’s R&D Engine With CSPC Alliance

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

After in-licensing a cardiovascular candidate last year, AstraZeneca has signed a strategic drug discovery alliance, which could generate billions of dollars in payments to the Chinese firm.

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AstraZeneca Taps Into China’s R&D Engine With CSPC Alliance

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

After in-licensing a cardiovascular candidate last year, AstraZeneca has signed a strategic drug discovery alliance, which could generate billions of dollars in payments to the Chinese firm.

Executives On The Move: New CMOs At Instil Bio, Nkarta & Catalyst Pharma

Recent moves in the industry include changes at the top at iOnctura and Orca Bio, plus Sutro Biopharma, Tenpoint Therapeutics and Helix BioPharma get new CFOs.

In Brief: Starton Moves Low-Dose Lenalidomide To Phase IIa For Multiple Myeloma

 
• By Sushmita Panda

Study to add to safety and tolerability data for infused formulation and may help identify optimal dose for future pivotal trial.