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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2026 · 42 MIN

Ep. 378 - U.K. cabinet shuffle, Taiwan biotech and Biogen data

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The departure of U.K. Science Minister Patrick Vallance is a blow for U.K. biotech. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss what Vallance’s exit, the appointment of John Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer and other changes arriving with the new Prime Minister could mean for life sciences in the country. BioCentury’s analysts also discuss an ambitious U.K. data initiative launched this month. The Health Data Research Service is intended to be a single front door to all NHS health records, offering large-scale longitudinal health data across diverse populations.Beyond the U.K., the team turns to companies to watch in Taiwan, what’s next for Biogen’s anti-tau therapy, Eli Lilly’s proposed acquisition of psychedelics company AtaiBeckley, and the latest changes at FDA. This episode of the BioCentury This Week podcast has been brought to you by CBRE.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/660194#Biotech #LifeSciences #UKBiotech #HealthData #FDA00:01 - Sponsor Message: CBRE02:23 - U.K. Leadership Changes09:21 - U.K. Data Initiative10:52 - Taiwan Biotech16:44 - Biogen’s Tau Data27:18 - Lilly’s Psychedelics Takeout28:20 - FDATo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text

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The departure of U.K. Science Minister Patrick Vallance is a blow for U.K. biotech. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss what Vallance’s exit, the appointment of John Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer and other changes arriving with the new Prime Minister could mean for life sciences in the country. BioCentury’s analysts also discuss an ambitious U.K. data initiative launched this month. The Health Data Research Service is intended to be a single front...

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