National Biotech Reporter Elaine’s stories explore the boom in new obesity treatments, new drug payment models, the ways companies are affected by FDA changes, and the emerging psychedelics drug sector. She co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70.
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hiya, and welcome back to The Readout. Today, we’re getting ready for the FDA’s upcoming decision on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, and see both a revived fight over 340B rebates and fresh legal scrutiny…
Among all the awards and mementos Moderna co-founder Kenneth Chien has accumulated over a 50-year career in science, one stands out for its sheer luxe: an Hermes belt. It was a 2013 gift from Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, one of biotech’s more dapper CEOs, after Chien helped secure a large partnership between the then-tiny mRNA…
