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The Off Script podcast offers in-depth interviews and discussions with industry experts about hot-button topics in pharma, and goes behind the scenes of Pharma Manufacturing’s print and online coverage, which follows the industry’s biggest issues surrounding scale-up, technology innovations, regulations and more
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![Roche wins FDA approval for subcutaneous cancer immunotherapy, Moderna to cut $1.1B in R&D expenses, Teva settles $80M opioid case with Baltimore [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — Roche snags FDA nod for subcutaneous cancer immunotherapy
The bad — Moderna to cut R&D expenses by $1.1B
The ugly — Teva reaches $80M opioid settlement with Baltimore
![Pfizer, Valneva share phase 2 Lyme vax data, IN8bio axes workforce, AstraZeneca employees detained in China [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — Pfizer, Valneva share phase 2 positive Lyme vax data
The bad — IN8bio axes workforce, halts trial
The ugly — AstraZeneca employees detained in China
![FDA approves Illumina cancer biomarker test, BioMarin reveals more layoffs, FDA hits API maker Global Calcium with 483 [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — FDA approves Illumina cancer biomarker test
The bad — BioMarin reveals more layoffs
The ugly — FDA hits API maker Global Calcium with 483

Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Pharma’s new age of longevity
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
The concept of healthspan has recently gained new attention in the pharma industry and rightfully so, given the surprisingly large chasm in the U.S. between average years lived (77.5) and average years lived in good health (63.9). Facing a growing demographic of unhealthy seniors, a handful of innovative biotechs are reframing the longevity discussion: Rather than treat the symptoms of aging one disease at a time, what if we could instead focus on the root causes, enabling treatment of multiple chronic diseases simultaneously?
During this podcast, Chief Content Director Karen Langhauser will share a summary of our most recent cover story, discussing the compelling new research and novel genetic medicines that may help close the gap between healthspan and lifespan.
![Emergent donates 50k doses of mpox vaccine to Africa, FDA rejects Regeneron blood cancer bispecific antibody, China indicts Astellas exec for espionage [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — Emergent donates 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine to Africa
The bad — FDA rejects Regeneron blood cancer bispecific antibody
The ugly — China indicts Astellas exec for espionage
![FDA approves Ascendis drug, Lykos PTSD treatment rejected, Novartis bid blocked [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — FDA approves Ascendis hypoparathyroidism drug
The bad — FDA rejects Lykos MDMA PTSD drug
The ugly — Judge blocks Novartis bid to stop generic blockbuster heart drug
![Amneal's Parkinson's pill approved, Novo Nordisk withdraws Wegovy approval expansion bid, FDA delays BeiGene Tevimbra decision [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly.
Up this week:
The good — Amneal gets FDA nod for Parkinson’s pill
The bad — Novo Nordisk withdraws bid for Wegovy label expansion in heart failure
The ugly — FDA delays decision on BeiGene Tevimbra as a first-line therapy
![FDA approves Adaptimmune therapy, halts vTv diabetes program; Sanofi sues Sarepta over Duchenne patents [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — FDA approves Adaptimmune engineered cell therapy
The bad — FDA puts clinical hold on vTv Therapeutics diabetes program
The ugly — Sanofi sues Sarepta over manufacturing patents for Duchenne gene therapy
![FDA approves Sun Pharma hair loss drug, FDA issues warning letter to Brassica, EMA rejects Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer's drug [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — FDA approves Sun Pharma hair loss drug
The bad — FDA issues harsh warning letter to Indian CDMO Brassica
The ugly — EMA issues negative opinion on Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer's drug
![Genentech's oral weight loss drug shows promise; FDA denies accelerated approval for Agenus' cancer drug; Orexo's opioid overdose drug rejected again [The good, the bad, the ugly]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9655061/Security_14__hjvhxj_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Join us each week as we do a quick review of three compelling stories from the pharma world — one good, one bad and one ugly. Up this week:
The good — Genentech's oral weight loss drug shows promise
The bad — FDA denies accelerated approval for Agenus' cancer drug
The ugly — Orexo's opioid overdose drug rejected again