Today on The Niche Pod, Biogen has submitted their Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab to the FDA, we take a look at the fate of PPD since their February IPO, and explore Gilead’s not-a-claim claims on their COVID-19 treatment.

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Story References
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2018.01.003
https://www.ppd.com/
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200514005477/en/PPD-Honored-Quality-Capabilities-CRO-Leadership-Awards
https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/comment/biogen-aducanumab-fda-approval-alzheimers/
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/a-test-for-hahn-s-fda-biogen-submits-controversial-alzheimer-s-drug-aducanumab
https://www.gilead.com/news-and-press/press-room/press-releases/2020/7/gilead-presents-additional-data-on-investigational-antiviral-remdesivir-for-the-treatment-of-covid-19

Music by Luke Goodson
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The Niche Podcast brings you interviews with industry experts top stories from last week in biotech, pharma, clinical research, and the life science industries. You can expect highlights about new technologies, biotech and pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions, news about the moves of venture capital and private equity, and how the stock market responds to IPOs. The Niche also tries to highlight trends around clinical research, including the evolving patterns that determine how drugs and therapies are developed, move through clinical trials, and become approved by regulatory agencies. It’s news, with a dash of perspective, focused on these Niche industries.