Ep. 255 - Pediatric PRVs, Biosecure & Novo's Obesity Miss

Rep. Frank Pallone’s misunderstanding of how the pediatric priority review voucher program works has been one factor undermining support for an incentive that brings new drugs to kids, argues Washington Editor Steve Usdin on the latest BioCentury This Week podcast. Usdin explains how the voucher process works and why it’s valuable to the country’s youngest patients, as well as to small biotechs and larger biopharma alike.Usdin also discusses the latest twists and turns for the Biosecure Act, and BioCentury’s Stephen Hansen assesses the obesity data from Novo Nordisk that destroyed more than $30 billion in value for the Danish pharma. This episode of BioCentury This Week was sponsored by Parexel Biotech.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/65363300:01 - Sponsor Message: Parexel Biotech01:47 - Pediatric PRVs06:42 - Biosecure Act12:44 - Novo's Obesity MissTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text