BioCentury This Week
BioCentury This Week
BioCentury
Ep. 388 - Biotech IPOs, CAR T safety & pharma tariffs
32 minutes Posted Sep 22, 2026 at 1:00 am.
Introduction
Biotech IPO Market
Autoimmune CAR-T Safety
FDA Commissioner Hearing
Pharma Tariff Uncertainty
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The first biotech IPO in a month, Electra's upsized $350 million offering, fell in its trading debut, testing investor appetite while a wave of reverse mergers showcases an alternate route to NASDAQ. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury's analysts examine momentum in the biotech IPO market. The team also unpacks fatal toxicities in Novartis' autoimmune CAR-T trials and what they reveal about manufacturing, dosing and immune biology risks across the modality. In Washington, S...