Biotech companies that will lead the next decade won't just have better science, they'll have superior operating models, writes Samina Bari.
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COMPANIES TO WATCH
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Companies To Watch: Vivani Medical
Vivani Medical is developing GLP-1 subdermal implants that aim to provide a consistent therapeutic dose for six months, and possibly one full year. The company's lead program is an exenatide implant.
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Imunon aims to shake up the standard of care in the frontline treatment of advanced ovarian cancer.
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Senti Bio aims to improve cancer therapeutics with customizable gene circuits, or multi-gene constructs capable of identifying cancer targets on both healthy and diseased cells.
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Terns Pharmaceuticals aims to improve upon currently marketed therapies in CML and obesity, using internally discovered small molecules.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW
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Where Are They Now? Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is making a splash with Xdemvy, an eye drop that kills the demodex mites that cause inflammation and irritation in the eyelid. A new consumer DTC campaign, potential global approvals, and a new indication in the clinic could turn Xdemvy into a blockbuster drug.
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Where Are They Now? Teva Pharmaceuticals
Teva Pharmaceuticals "pivot to growth" strategy under CEO Richard Francis aims to use a combination of biosimilars, generics, and branded drugs to set the company back on track, or back to the future.
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Where Are They Now? Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is a smaller company than it was in 2016, when Life Science Leader wrote a feature article about its founder and mission. But Peter Hecht, Ironwood's former CEO, who now leads Tisento Therapeutics, has practiced what he preached.
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