
SF Healthcare Week: Beam's CEO John Evans shares an update on based editing for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, sickle cell disease, and more
12/1/2026 | 10 min
He discusses regulatory feedback the company has received that might allow it to earn an accelerated approval in antitrypsin deficiency. Plus, filing for sickle cell later this year, and how he thinks about new targets.

SF Healthcare Week: Flagship Pioneering's Founder Noubar Afeyan shares his thoughts on the image of science in the United States today, biotech's roller coaster 2025, mRNA, AI, and more
12/1/2026 | 17 min
He discusses the theme of his annual letter that was published today, "Choosing Science," and why it is important that our country continues to invest in basic research. Plus, his take on the M&A environment in biotech.

SF Healthcare Week: Baird Senior Analyst Brian Skorney comments on Monday's conference news and highlights his top picks ahead for 2026
12/1/2026 | 11 min
He discusses Biohaven, Xenon, Biogen, and Sarepta.

SF Healthcare Week: Vera Therapeutics’ announced this week that the FDA accepted the company’s filing for atacicept, a potential new treatment for IgA Nephropathy
12/1/2026 | 11 min
Founder and CEO Marshall Fordyce talks about the data that supported the application and describes how atacicept’s novel mechanism holds the potential to transform the treatment of the autoimmune disease. He says the company is getting ready to launch, with a PDUFA date set for July.

SF Healthcare Week: Biohaven's Chairman & CEO Vlad Coric shares updates on the company's pipeline in immunology, obesity, and epilepsy
12/1/2026 | 10 min
He discusses the company's degrader programs, TYK2/JAK1, using myostatin for obesity, and a Kv7 epilepsy program that will have key data this year.



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