
Ep. 388 - Biotech IPOs, CAR T safety & pharma tariffs
The first biotech IPO in a month, Electra's upsized $350 million offering, fell in its trading debut, testing investor appetite while a wave of reverse mergers showcases an alternate route to NASDAQ. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury's analysts examine momentum in the biotech IPO market. The team also unpacks fatal toxicities in Novartis' autoimmune CAR-T trials and what they reveal about manufacturing, dosing and immune biology risks across the modality. In Washington, Steve Usdin previews Heidi Overton's FDA Commissioner confirmation hearing and reports on the persistent uncertainty around pharma tariffs ahead of the Sept. 29 deadline. View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/660870 #BiotechIPO #CARTCell #FDA #PharmaTariffs #DrugDevelopment 0:00 Introduction 02:15 Biotech IPO Market 10:38 Autoimmune CAR-T Safety 21:56 FDA Commissioner Hearing 26:47 Pharma Tariff Uncertainty To submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at podcasts@biocentury.com. Reach us by sending a text
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