BioCentury This Week
BioCentury This Week
BioCentury
Ep. 392 - Biotech markets: Pause before the storm?
24 minutes Posted Oct 13, 2026 at 12:00 am.
Introduction
Biotech Market Outlook
CV Trial Design Rethink
PhRMA vs. GLOBE
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An M&A-fueled first half gave way to third-quarter underperformance for biotech as a short squeeze in Moderna forced specialist funds into selling some quality names and follow-on activity slowed. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts preview the fourth quarter, where rising bond yields and the U.S. midterms could keep financing and deal activity quiet through year-end. The analysts also discuss why late-stage misses in Lp(a), IL-6, and Factor XI are pushing de...