Interviews

Galapagos Hopes For Third Time Lucky With De-Risked M&A Strategy

 

The Belgian biotech is closing its CAR-T division and pivoting to a new de-risked business development model, with the blessing of long-term investor, Gilead.

New Epidarex $145m Fund Is A Fillip For UK Biotech

 
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Fund IV exclusively targets company creation and early-stage investing across the UK and the US.

BioNTech Plans For Commercial Entry Into Oncology

 

The company is getting ready for multiple cancer drug launches, potentially including anti-PD-L1/VEGF pumitamig. Chief commercial officer Annemarie Hanekamp spoke to Scrip.

Argenx Is A Standout In Biotech; Can Its High-Powered Growth Continue?

 

The company’s chief operating officer and next CEO Karen Massey talked with Scrip about the rise of Vyvgart and how the Dutch biotech is planning for the next phase of growth.


Fred Hassan Talks Pharma Investment Trends, Key Drivers And AI

 
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The pharma titan candidly speaks about the M&A landscape, high R&D costs and the potential of AI as the industry gets set to navigate a host of existing and new challenges.

Novo Nordisk Foundation Backs Europe Start-Ups To Bring More Breakthroughs To Market

 
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Europe produces world-class science, but lags behind other regions in translating discoveries into groundbreaking innovations that create jobs and drive economic growth. A new fund from the owners of Novo Nordisk hopes to change that.

Inno Medicine Moves Novel Liposome Into Pivotal Trial For Coronary Plaque

 

The CEO of Inno Medicine tells Scrip the Chinese company has developed a novel active-targeting nano-liposomal formulation to reverse coronary atherosclerosis plaque, which has yielded positive proof-of-concept Phase Ib/IIa results.

Servier Reunites With Iktos For Latest AI-Based Discovery Pact

 
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Servier has deepened its AI-enabled collaborations with a deal potentially worth over €1bn with Iktos to accelerate small-molecule drug discovery for undisclosed targets in oncology and neurology.


CEO On Alteogen’s Extraordinary Journey To Global Commercial-Stage Biotech

 
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Alteogen’s new CEO shares his dynamic five years with the Korean biotech which led to its transformation into a global commercial stage biotech with a potential stable revenue base.

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Video Interview: Inside Asymchem’s Advanced R&D Capabilities in the UK

Watch this video to learn more about Asymchem’s expanding R&D capabilities at its European hub in Sandwich, England.

GSK Boosts ADC Heft Through Pact With Oxford BioTherapeutics

 
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GSK builds up its arsenal of antibody-drug conjugates, while Oxford BioTherapeutics adds another pharma heavyweight to its expansive roster of partners.

Phrontline’s Two-Pronged Shot At Bispecific, Dual-Payload ADCs

 

To develop bispecific, dual-payload antibody-drug conjugates, Phrontline Biopharma’s strategy is to tune the activity of each payload to a similar level and engineer both toxins to fit within a branched linker, its CEO tells Scrip in an interview.


Vertanical Closes In On Goal To Replace Opioids For Pain

 
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If approved, VER-01 would be the first cannabinoid-based therapy for chronic low back pain.

Parexel Exec On AI: RoI, US FDA’s ‘Open Table Discussions’

 
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After AI’s magic wand status, it's now come to Google and Open AI CEOs talking of the likelihood of a bubble burst. In this interview, Parexel’s India head discusses how to view returns on such investments, the CRO’s own use cases and the US FDA’s keenness on transparency and open dialogue.

Eye Gene Therapy Startups Scale Up As Pharma Interest Grows

 
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The CEOs of two early-stage biotechs explain to Scrip why investor interest in ocular gene therapies is surging and how they aim to attract big pharma partners.

Ovid CEO Meg Alexander Takes The Helm In Time To Harvest Growing Blooms

 
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Meg Alexander is taking the place of founder Jeremy Levin, who is transitioning to executive chair, as Ovid prepares to move lead drug OV329 into a Phase IIa epilepsy study and generate initial data for its first-in-class KCC2 direct activators.


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Inside The Shift Toward Greener, Faster, Smarter Drug Manufacturing

As pressure mounts to cut costs, reduce environmental impact, and accelerate development, pharmaceutical innovators are rethinking how medicines are made. A new generation of technologies—flow chemistry, biocatalysis, high-throughput experimentation (HTE), and advanced automation—is reshaping the fu

Jefferies 25: Leo Ready To Leap Into More Deals

 
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CEO Christophe Bourdon tells Scrip that the phone is ringing as the Danish drugmaker aims to become ‘the go-to partner for anything in dermatology.’

Long-Term Benefits Advance Santhera’s Agamree As DMD Gold Standard Steroid

 
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Five-year Agamree data shows the novel steroid is a safer and equally effective treatment to standard of care deflazacort or prednisone, the Swiss biotech argues.

Medicxi Lands €500m For New Fund To Fuel Asset-Focused Biotechs

 
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Medicxi V marks the venture capital firm's biggest fund till date, raising its tally to six funds in the last decade, totaling over €2bn.