Alex Philippidis

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Sr. Business Editor, GEN/GEN Edge; biotech business

2025 Gene Therapy Sales: New Top 10 Entrants Revealed
SocialMay 18, 2026

2025 Gene Therapy Sales: New Top 10 Entrants Revealed

18May: Which were the Top 10 Best-Selling Gene Therapies based on 2025 sales? Which gene therapies made this year's list but missed last year's, and vice versa? Check out my latest A-List for @GENbio: https://t.co/pbUP8lI82X

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EnGene's Phase II Data Triggers 83% Sales Forecast Plunge
SocialMay 12, 2026

EnGene's Phase II Data Triggers 83% Sales Forecast Plunge

11May: How much have peak sales forecasts nosedived after $ENGN reported updated Phase II data for detalimogene? Read about enGene Therapeutics' 83% plunge plus an IPO roundup and updates on $ATRA, $TRDA, $MRNA, & $VRDN in my latest StockWatch for...

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New RAS Cancer Drugs Aim to Beat RevMedicines’ Success
SocialApr 21, 2026

New RAS Cancer Drugs Aim to Beat RevMedicines’ Success

April20: Which RAS-based cancer drug developers are working to improve upon the dazzling pancreatic cancer results of @RevMedicines' daraxonrasib, whose stock surged 54%? Read about $RVMD plus updates on $MGTX and $TVTX in my latest StockWatch for @GENbio: https://t.co/9wQA7XsuLW

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Shah Capital Challenges Novavax Leadership; IVVD, REPL Updates
SocialApr 13, 2026

Shah Capital Challenges Novavax Leadership; IVVD, REPL Updates

13April: What does @Novavax's 2d largest shareholder @ShahCapitalMgmt say is its case against company leadership? Read Shah's criticisms and $NVAX's response, plus updates on $IVVD and $REPL in my latest StockWatch for @GENbio: https://t.co/0a3pUN9sD2

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Avalyn Pharma Outlines IPO Fund Allocation, IVVD, REPL Updates
SocialApr 13, 2026

Avalyn Pharma Outlines IPO Fund Allocation, IVVD, REPL Updates

13April: How does Avalyn Pharma plan to spend the proceeds of the IPO for which it has filed paperwork? Read what's been made public about the company's planned initial public offering, plus updates on $IVVD and $REPL in my latest...

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Eli Lilly's Oral GLP‑1 Faces Price War Threat
SocialApr 6, 2026

Eli Lilly's Oral GLP‑1 Faces Price War Threat

6April: Why are @EliLillyandCo investors concerned that sales of its just-approved oral GLP-1 may be dampened this year by a price war with @novonordisk? Read about $LLY & $NOVOB plus updates on $INO $ORIC & $SGMO in my latest StockWatch for @GENbio: https://t.co/leir6iyURg

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GEN's First Top‑10 Organoid Companies and Growth Drivers
SocialApr 3, 2026

GEN's First Top‑10 Organoid Companies and Growth Drivers

3April: Which are GEN's first-ever Top 10 Organoid Companies (5 publicly traded, 5 privately held)? And what's driving growth for these and other organoid companies? Check out my latest A-List for @GENbio: https://t.co/6D589lVk9s

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Lilly‑InsilicoMeds Partnership Grows to $2.75 B
SocialMar 30, 2026

Lilly‑InsilicoMeds Partnership Grows to $2.75 B

30March: How did @EliLillyandCo and @InSilicoMeds begin and expand their collaboration into the up-to-$2.75B partnership announced Sunday? Read about $LLY and $3696 in the latest for @GENbio from me and colleague @xiaofei_lin: https://t.co/KtXOWFjGdq

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Biotech IPOs Falter as Companies Pull Planned Listings
SocialMar 16, 2026

Biotech IPOs Falter as Companies Pull Planned Listings

16March: Which companies recently withdrew their planned IPOs? And how much have the stocks of this year's #biotech IPOs risen or fallen this year? Read about the IPO market plus updates on $BNTX, $IXHL, and $INKT in my latest StockWatch...

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Evotec's Horizon Plan: Site Closures and Retentions
SocialMar 12, 2026

Evotec's Horizon Plan: Site Closures and Retentions

12March: Which sites is @Evotec shutting down as part of its latest restructuring effort--and which sites will the company keep open? Read about $EVT / $EVO's "Horizon" initiative in my latest for @GENbio: https://t.co/owxn9Far1Y

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QURE-FDA Turbulence Highlights Market Volatility, MRNA Settlement Relief
SocialMar 9, 2026

QURE-FDA Turbulence Highlights Market Volatility, MRNA Settlement Relief

9March: What a roller-coaster ride with $QURE and @US_FDA ! I sum up a wild week--plus $MRNA's could've-been-worse settlement with $ABUS & $ROIV (w/ insights from CEO Matt Gline) and updates from $DAWN and $TNGX in my latest StockWatch for...

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Theravance Biopharma Faces Second Layoff Wave After Phase III Flop
SocialMar 5, 2026

Theravance Biopharma Faces Second Layoff Wave After Phase III Flop

5March: Back in 2021, I wrote about a significant round of layoffs at Theravance Biopharma ( $TBPH). The company is cutting jobs again, and has begun a strategic review, after a Phase III failure. Details in my latest for @GENbio:...

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GENB CEO Describes Emotional Whirlwind Going Public
SocialMar 2, 2026

GENB CEO Describes Emotional Whirlwind Going Public

2March: How did @generate_biomed CEO @mike_nally describe his whirlwind of emotions as his company went public? Read what he and CFO Jason Silvers, MD, JD said about $GENB plus updates on $CASIF, $NVAX, $PMVP & $SRPT in my latest StockWatch...

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Foresite Capital’s Key Criteria for Investing in Biotech Startups
SocialFeb 22, 2026

Foresite Capital’s Key Criteria for Investing in Biotech Startups

22February: What does @ForesiteCapital look for in the therapeutics and instrument startups in which it invests? Read founder & CEO @JTananbaum MD's response + more insights from him and the firm's Michael Rome PhD in my latest Q&A interview for...

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