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Back to EpisodesBreaking News in Pharma and Biotech: Gilead's Yeztugo Approval, Biopharma Deal Premiums, BioNTech-CureVac Merger, and AI in Precision Oncology
Season 1
Episode 448
Published 9 months ago
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Good morning from Pharma and Biotech daily: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in Pharma and Biotech world.Gilead has received approval for a twice-yearly HIV drug, Lenacapavir, which will be marketed as Yeztugo, potentially redefining the prep market. In other news, biopharma deal premiums show intense negotiations, with Sanofi paying a high premium for Vigil Neuroscience and Novartis acquiring Regulus for $800 million upfront. BioNTech is merging with CureVac after previously criticizing its failed COVID vaccine program. AI is becoming crucial in precision oncology, with companies like AstraZeneca and Pfizer using computational power to design trials and understand challenging cancers better. Intellia Therapeutics aims to transform lives with genome editing treatments.