Asia’s NewCo Model, FDA tipping point, Vertex’s pain drug: a BioCentury podcast

The players shaping the latest trend in company creation

The boom in the creation of companies that were launched in the West based on assets sourced in Asia signals China’s galloping speed of innovation. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the “NewCo Model,” who the players are, from CEOs and companies to investors; the areas of innovation the start-ups are tackling; and the evolution of the trend. (Read about the company that kicked off the trend,  Arrivent Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ:AVBP), here.)

The editors also assess how personnel losses at FDA from the Trump administration’s plans to slash government payrolls are likely to cause short- and long-term harm for the agency and the drug approval process. And a new pain therapy from  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX) is in the spotlight as the CF specialist enters new turf.