BioCentury This Week
BioCentury This Week
BioCentury
Ep. 364 - UCB’s Candid buy, Grand Rounds and leukodystrophies
32 minutes Posted May 5, 2026 at 2:00 am.
Sponsor Message: Jeito Capital
Grand Rounds Seattle
UCB’s Candid Buy
Leukodystrophies Pipeline
Biotech IPOs
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UCB is the latest biopharma player to consummate a multibillion-dollar deal amid a surge in biotech M&A activity, acquiring Ken Song’s Candid Therapeutics, one of the leading T cell engager companies. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss the $2 billion takeout and the opportunity in the TCE space. They also assess the drug development landscape for leukodystrophies and the market for biotech IPOs on NASDAQ, where a trio of biotechs exceeded expectation...