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Biotech Weekly: Clinical Realities and Strategic Shifts | Ep. 1036
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Biotech Weekly: Clinical Realities and Strategic Shifts | Ep. 1036

The clinical reality behind biotech mirages

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This week on the BowTiedBiotech podcast, we break down a packed slate of clinical, regulatory, and financing developments across the sector, led by AstraZeneca and Ionis’ surprising ATTR-CM failure and GSK and Hansoh’s potentially important survival win for a B7-H3 ADC in small cell lung cancer. We also discuss Roche’s decision to exit two Huntington’s disease programs, GSK’s termination of its Alector partnership, the FDA’s strong first-half approval pace, and the return of larger biotech transactions through Vertex’s acquisition of Crinetics. Rounding out the episode, we examine MeiraGTx’s royalty-backed financing, the growing regulatory threat facing Amgen’s Tavneos, and AstraZeneca’s latest China-sourced respiratory deal, with a focus on what the headlines leave out and where the real risks remain.

📣🎙️ TODAY’S PODCAST:

[02:01] AstraZeneca’s ATTR Clinical Failure
[04:48] Huntington’s Mechanistic Trap
[07:22] Billion-Dollar Deal Mirages
[09:31] Vertex Pays for Certainty
[10:51] MeiraGTx Mortgages Future Revenue
[13:25] FDA Approval Isn’t Safety
[14:08] Tavneos Faces Regulatory Crisis
[15:30] Ris-Rez Survival Test
[19:45] China Shifts Biotech Gravity
[20:52] Evidence Beats Biotech Narratives

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