What would you fix with a ‘magic wand’? Pharma leaders chime in about clinical trials

How life science execs would transform clinical trials with a little hocus pocus.

By PharmaVoice staff • March 24, 2023

This GSK clinical data leader embraces the ‘Rubik’s cube’ problem: solving for all sides at once

The clinical data space is rapidly changing the face of the industry, GSK's Mayank Anand said — and the way organizations adopt technology is a critical part of the equation.

By Michael Gibney • March 23, 2023

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Cell and gene therapies

How the industry is overcoming hurdles in cell and gene therapy space and pushing for the next generation of treatments.

By PharmaVoice staff

Everyone says they’re patient-centric, but have they really walked the walk?

Life science leaders provide practical tips on how to create a sustainable patient-focused culture.

By Karissa Waddick • March 23, 2023

Viral roots: A look at how modern outbreaks began

As experts wrestle with COVID-19’s lab leak versus animal market debate, here’s what experts say are the suspected origins for some of the worst viral outbreaks in the last century.

By Meagan Parrish • March 22, 2023

Woman of the Week: RIGImmune’s Susan Sobolov

RIGImmune’s president is setting her sights on an off-the-shelf viral vaccine.

By Taren Grom • March 22, 2023

Making the leap from the lab to the boardroom

Four academics-turned-executives share what they’ve learned about the pivot point between life sciences academia and entrepreneurship.

By Alexandra Pecci • March 21, 2023

This biotech’s ‘Microsoft’ approach could change how we see gene therapy

The company’s using a unique component-based platform to develop functional cures for diseases, including HIV.

By Karissa Waddick • March 20, 2023

‘The Last of Us’ might be fiction, but fungi are a looming threat

Fungal infections are a growing challenge for hospitalized patients, and new treatments are badly needed.

By Kelly Bilodeau • March 20, 2023

A biopharma CEO’s quest for global health equity has put him in the running for a Nobel Prize

Dr. Ryan Saadi, CEO of Tevogen Bio, is making good on a lifelong goal of bringing T cell therapies to people who need them.

By Taren Grom • March 17, 2023

The PharmaVoice 100 — Who makes the cut

What we’re looking for in each new class of honorees.

By Meagan Parrish • March 15, 2023

Woman of the Week: Novartis Gene Therapies’ Chris Fox

Welcome to the Woman of the Week podcast, a weekly discussion that illuminates the unique stories of women leaders who are catalyzing change throughout the life sciences industry. You can check out all our podcast episodes here. When Novartis acquired AveXis and its spinal muscular atroph...

By Taren Grom • March 15, 2023

The power of connections for a startup CEO

Priyanka Dutta-Passecker, head of wound-care specialist Healiva, discusses the importance of tapping her network in starting and running a biotech.

By Alexandra Pecci • March 14, 2023

Babson aims to shed Theranos curse with new blood testing tech

Babson Diagnostics is trying to create a less invasive blood testing technology — can it gain trust in the post-Theranos era?

By Kelly Bilodeau • March 13, 2023

IQVIA’s OG of data analytics on the latest clinical trial trends

IQVIA Institute’s Murray Aitken is the man behind the numbers, and here, shares the newest findings on clinical trial burnout, diversity and more.

By Taren Grom • March 10, 2023

While many leverage precision medicine, Faeth is banking on precision nutrition to tackle cancer

The San Francisco-based biotech is pairing metabolically-engineered diets with existing therapies to starve and kill tumors.

By Karissa Waddick • March 9, 2023

Janssen neuroscience leader takes on rare diseases one small ‘eureka’ at a time

Fueled by a fascination with the scientific process, Sindhu Ramchandren is exploring how a new drug could treat patients with a range of rare diseases.

By Michael Gibney • March 9, 2023

Targeting the new ‘Golden Girls’

With unprecedented buying power, women over 50 wield a lot of influence — but are still underserved by pharma. Urovant hopes to change that with its potential blockbuster drug.

By Taren Grom • March 8, 2023

PharmaVoice 100 honorees: Where are they now?

How some of our past PharmaVoice 100 honorees are transforming the life sciences industry in new roles. 

By Taren Grom , Karissa Waddick • March 3, 2023

Launched with a ‘pioneer’ in RNA, aTyr Pharma is charting a new course in immunology

With a focus on rare and hard-to-treat diseases, aTyr is banking on its head start in tRNA and vast IP portfolio to build a billion-dollar company.

By Taren Grom • March 2, 2023

The ‘recovering academic’ leading Allogene to the next stage of cell therapy

Zachary Roberts joined Allogene at the beginning of this year to lead the company's R&D and bring allogeneic cell therapy to the forefront.

By Michael Gibney • March 2, 2023

Do R&D costs justify the price of drugs? Nope, new study says

A BMJ study found that spending on drug sales vastly outstripped spending on drug development.

By Alexandra Pecci • March 1, 2023

As clinical trials face a hiring crunch, here’s how research organizations can pivot

Staffing shortages are causing inefficiencies in clinical trials, but one leading CRO is finding ways to adapt.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 27, 2023

Cytokinetics looks to muscle into the cardiovascular market

With a scientific platform based on muscle biology, the late-stage biotech is addressing cardiovascular and neuromuscular diseases.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 24, 2023

Tapping into the molecular fountain of youth

Kristen Fortney, CEO of BioAge Labs, wants to improve the human life span by focusing on the human health span.

By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 22, 2023

Woman of the Week: Alltrna’s Michelle Werner

The first-time CEO has her sights on addressing thousands of diseases with the company’s tRNA platform.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 22, 2023