BioCentury This Week
BioCentury This Week
BioCentury
Ep. 314 - Prasad, Lilly Obesity, Acadia & Biosecure
39 minutes Posted Aug 12, 2025 at 2:00 am.
Introduction
Prasad
Back to School
Lilly Obesity
Acadia's Comeback
Biosecure Act
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Show notes
Phase III data from Lilly’s orforglipron in obesity fell short of investor expectations, but they appear to be enough to obtain approval and wide use. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss why the first-in-class oral small molecule GLP-1R agonist’s clean safety profile and clear manufacturing advantage over oral peptides give the product a leg-up in the market. They then discuss Vinay Prasad’s return to FDA after a brief hiatus, the revamped strategy of 32-...