Off Script: A Pharma Manufacturing Podcast

Vertex submits NDA for CF drug, MacroGenics reports ADC prostate cancer trial patient deaths, FTC extends review of Novo-Catalent deal [The good, the bad, the ugly]

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 —  Vertex submits NDA for CF drug
The bad — MacroGenics reports patient deaths in prostate cancer ADC trial 
The ugly — FTC extends review of Novo-Catalent deal

Neurocrine wins FDA nod for 'sprinkle' Ingrezza, Moderna-Metagenomi deal ends, Emergent's layoffs [The good, the bad, the ugly]

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 — Neurocrine wins FDA nod for 'sprinkle' Ingrezza formulation 
The bad — Moderna, Metagenomi end gene editing collab
The ugly — Emergent announces layoffs, closes sites 

Novartis wins rare cancer pediatric indication, BMS layoffs, McKinsey under fire [The good, the bad, the ugly]

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 — Novartis wins rare cancer pediatric indication for Lutathera
The bad — BMS unveils cost-saving initiative, layoffs
The ugly — McKinsey under fire for alleged role in opioid crisis  

GSK antibiotic hits phase 3 goals, Genentech-Adaptimmune collab ends, Par Pharma recall [The good, the bad, the ugly]

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 — GSK antibiotic hits phase 3 goals in gonorrhea
The bad — Genentech ends $3B Adaptimmune T-cell collab
The ugly — Par Pharmaceutical recalls Treprostinil injection for potential contamination

BMS schizophrenia drug shines, Novartis axes jobs, Lilly compounding suit dismissed [The good, the bad, the ugly]

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 — BMS schizophrenia drug shines in phase 3 trial
The bad — Novartis to axe 680 jobs
The ugly — Lilly compounding suit dismissed

2024 election's impact on manufacturing

Politics, whether we like them or not, weigh heavy on manufacturing’s future.

In case you haven’t heard, it is an election year! Which means, global trade, regulations, immigration, national security and taxation will all be part of the national discourse, and all of those topics touch on manufacturing in one way or another.

During this podcast, we will share a discussion courtesy of our sister brand, IndustryWeek, as part of their livestream program, Production Pulse. The broadcast features insights from Pharma Manufacturing’s chief content director Karen Langhauser as well as from editors on Machine Design and Food Processing.

Basilea grabs FDA nod, Verve halts gene editing trial, Amylyx pulls ALS drug [The good, the bad, the ugly]

Editor's Review: Week of April 1
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 — Basilea Pharmaceutica receives FDA approval for its IV antibiotic
The bad — Verve Therapeutics halts gene editing trial, again
The ugly — Amylyx removes ALS treatment from market

[The good, the bad, the ugly] Editor's Review week of March 25

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 Akebia Therapeutics' Vafseo anemia drug
The bad — Bristol Myers Squibb's Crohn's disease drug disappoints 
The ugly — FDA rejects Regeneron Pharmaceuticals lymphoma treatment 

[The good, the bad, the ugly] Editor's Review week of March 18

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 — Orchard gene therapy wins first FDA nod for rare pediatric disease
The bad — Abiomed recalls heart pump instructions due to perforation risks 
The ugly — J&J files lawsuit against a former employee for allegedly taking over 1,000 files to Pfizer

[The good, the bad, the ugly] Editor's Review week of March 11

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 — Madrigal wins first FDA nod for NASH
The bad — Acadia abandons plans to expand pimavanserin indications 
The ugly — BIO backs BIOSECURE Act, boots WuXi