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This is the primary news channel of BiotechTV where you will find on the ground reporting by our journalists from biotech hubs throughout the world.

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May 31, 2026

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Already this year Chai Discovery has raised a $130M series B and struck a discovery partnership with Eli Lilly - Co-Founder Jack Dent describes how Chai is using AI to design antibodies 06.04.2026

He explains how Chai-2 works, and how it compares to other antibody building / binding AI models.

CellCentric has kicked off dosing of its first registration-supporting study for the oral p300/CBP inhibitor inobrodib in multiple myeloma today 31.03.2026

The first patient was dosed in DOMMINO-1, a Phase 2 open-label, single-arm study enrolling 100 adult patients across clinical sites in the UK and U.S.. It could potentially offer an accelerated approval opportunity if it reaches a high enough response rate.

Solid Biosciences CEO Bo Cumo discusses recent DMD data for the company's microdystrophin gene therapy, and explains the development and regulatory steps ahead 25.03.2026

He describes data presented at the Muscular Dystophy Association Annual Meeting which showed biopsy and safety data for 20 patients who have been followed for 90 days and 3 who are out to a year. Plus, explaining the three FDA meetings that are key ffor the company.

Christian Tidona's BioMed X and Michal Preminger are launching BioMed X Venture Labs in Cambridge, MA to create 'build to solve' startups with partners 25.03.2026

Michal Preminger will lead BioMed X Venture labs as CEO, and it will partner with pharma, foundations, and VCs to build mission driven companies.

Apogee Therapeutics' CEO Michael Henderson discusses today's 52 week maintenance data for the company's extended-dose IL-13 inhibitor it atopic dermatitis 23.03.2026

He discusses the the data and how he compares it to Dupixent and other medicines on the market, how translatable the data might be to a phase 3 that will be up and running later this year, and what other data the company will have in the near future.

Biotech CEOs discuss the importance of culture, getting through challenging times, their policy wishlist, and how they are proud of the ways our industry gives back 20.03.2026

MassBio President & CEO Kendalle Burlin O'Connell moderates a discussion with Zag Bio CEO Jason Cole and Altido Therapeutics CEO Chip Clark about running early stage companies and what advice they have for new CEOs. They offer advice about what it will take to keep our ecosystem globally competitive.

From London: Yellowstone Biosciences is leveraging an Oxford AML patient biobank to develop an HLA Class II platform of T-cell engagers 20.03.2026

From Syncona's Capital Markets Day, CEO Jim MacDonald describes the learnings Yellowstone has gained from looking at cured AML patients from the Oxford biobank and how it is translating that into new medicines.

From London: Edward Hodgkin is the Executive Chair of Syncona's 'Slingshot', a platform that takes early stage science from academic labs that isn't ready to be a company and helps matures it 20.03.2026

From Syncona's Capital Markets Day, he describes Slingshot and how he believes it differs from other early stage VC investors. Once an asset is ready for the clinic, Slingshot will either partner it or build its own company.

From London: Purespring Therapeutics is developing a gene therapy that is delivered locally to the podocytes in the kidney and aims to treat IgAN as its initial indication 20.03.2026

From Syncona's Capital Markets Day, CEO Haseeb Ahmed describes the science behind the platform, and make the case why IgAN, a condition that has seen a bevy of new therapies in development, is the right indication for a gene therapy.

From London: Resolution Therapeutics is in the clinic with its engineered regenerative macrophage therapy to treat end stage liver disease 19.03.2026

CEO Amir Hefni describes the ability of macrophages to reduce inflammation and reverse fibrosis in conditions like liver disease. An interim analysis for the clinical trial will read later this year.

From London: With science from the Francis Crick Institute, ALTx Therapeutics launched with £12.55m last month to target cancers that rely on the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) 19.03.2026

From Syncona's Capital Markets Day, ALTx founder and Francis Crick researcher Simon Boulton describes ALTs and the science behind how the company plans to target them.

From London: iOnctura is developing its allosteric PI3Kδ for uveal melanoma - an indication that has seen progress but still has much unmet need 19.03.2026

From Syncona's Capital Markets Day, Founder and CEO Catherine Pickering walks us through the science of roginolisib and describes the current landscape for uveal melanoma. She discusses her phase 2, which is approaching a key readout.

From London: Spur Therapeutics is an a phase 3 for its gene therapy for Gaucher Disease - using a unique construct that allows them to have a lower dose than other gene therapies 19.03.2026

CEO Michael Parini describes the science behind how Spur's gene therapies have two key differences compared to others, including a proprietary capsid. He discusses phase 1/2 data that has already been announced, and how he thinks about the phase 3.

From London: Beacon Therapeutics has a phase 3 trial scheduled to read this year for its gene therapy for X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP) 19.03.2026

From Syncona's Capital Markets Day, CEO Lance Baldo describes the trial's design and the degree to which Beacon will be trying to restore vision for these patients.

From London: Syncona CEO Chris Hollowood discusses the firm's public and private funds, and the state of investing in life sciences today from the firm's Capital Markets Day 19.03.2026

He talks about Syncona's listed fund, and clarifies the details of a return of capital strategy for some shareholders, and he describes the strategy of the firm's new private fund. Plus, how Syncona thinks about opportunities in life sciences today.

Checking in with Menlo Ventures' Partner Greg Yap to get his take on the latest trends in AI in healthcare 18.03.2026

He his take on topics such as how the Baby KJ news is allowing investors and companies to think about scaling bespoke therapies, how AI might start to impact the clinical trial side of our business, and why he sees pharma adoption of AI as being important.

Earli, which raised $105M in two rounds, is developing 'Cancer-Activated Promoters' that are set off by cancer-specific transcription factors and turn tumor cells into therapeutic payload factories 17.03.2026

Co-Founder & CEO Cyriac Roeding and Co-Founder & CSO David Suhy describe the science behind this approach and explain how AI is helping they move closer to the clinic. The first IND filing is scheduled to be late '26 or early '27.

Barclays Miami: MannKind CEO Michael Castagna shares an update on the company, including a recent $360M acquisition, and two regulatory reviews at FDA that have decision dates over the coming months 11.03.2026

He describes learnings from Afrezza's commercialization, why the company acquired scPharmaceuticals, an update on their partnership with United Therapeutics in PAH, and a key IPF asset that is in the pipeline.

Barclays Miami: Barclays' Senior Biotech Analyst Etzer Darout shares his take on biotech and discusses companies he covers that have been in the news 11.03.2026

He comments on Abivax, Corvus, Iovance, Legend, Terns, and more.

Barclays Miami: Zealand Pharma CEO Adam Steensberg makes the case for last week's amylin data 11.03.2026

He argues that investors are too focused on each percentage of weight loss and not focused enough on the tolerability of new options. He discusses the timeline for the phase 3 that will likely start later this year, and how it might look different than the phase 2 study that just read out.

Barclays Miami: Barclays' Head of Healthcare M&A shares his take on the current environment of dealmaking 11.03.2026

Maneet Singh says that pharma companies need to keep buying, and have the financial wherewithal to do it. He also gives thoughts on which areas within biotech could attract the most interest.

Reunion Neuroscience recently received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for its psychedelic based treatment for postpartum depression (PPD) 11.03.2026

CEO Greg Mayes describes the science behind luvesilocin, which is a prodrug of 4-OH-DiPT, a psilocybin-like compound, and discusses the company's plans for a phase 3 study. Plus, comments on two other indications the company is pursuing.

Barclays Miami: Ocular Therapeutix's Chair Pravin Dugel discusses feedback he has been receiving on SOL-1 since announcing it last month 11.03.2026

He gives his take on two questions being discussed the most: 1) is AXPAXLI approvable on one study and 2) how might physicians think about using it in practice.

Barclays Miami: Xencor CEO Bassil Dahiyat discusses the company's internal pipeline and how bi-specifics and other modalities are engineered to be increasingly sophisticated and more precise 11.03.2026

He highlights pipeline programs targeting ENPP3, CLDN6, CLDN18.2, TL1A (including TL1A x IL23p19), CD20 x CD3, and CD19xCD3.

Barclays Miami: Recludix believes the time is right in science to drug SH2 domains. The company's lead programs target STAT6 and BTK 10.03.2026

President & CEO Nancy Whiting discusses the historical difficulties in drugging SH2, and describes the company's discovery platform that enables it today. A STAT6 program is already dosing in the clinic, and Sanofi has a partnership on it. Plus, a BTK, and a recent financing that Lilly participated in.

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