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CXO TALKS

CXO Talks Podcast | The Road to Acquisition: Oncolytics’ CEO Jared Kelly on Clinical Data, IP & Pharma Partnerships

What does it really take for a biotech company to become an attractive acquisition target? In this episode of PharmaShots CXO Talks, Jared Kelly, CEO & Director of Oncolytics Biotech, shares an insider's perspective shaped by years of experience in biotech transactions, corporate strategy, and business development. Before joining Oncolytics, Kelly served as Head of…
June 24, 2026

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EVENTS

HLTH Europe 2026: Key Highlights & Industry Insights 

Shots  • HLTH Europe 2026 brought together over 5,000 healthcare leaders, investors, policymakers, payers, providers, pharmaceutical executives, and digital health innovators in Amsterdam to explore the future of healthcare innovation.  • Healthcare has a paradox: brilliant point solutions are failing not because they don't work, but because they can't talk to each other. A patient…
June 22, 2026

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Judith Greciet on Targeting Iron Dysregulation: PulseSight’s Next-Generation Approach to Geographic Atrophy  

Shots:  PulseSight Therapeutics is advancing a novel approach to Geographic Atrophy (GA) with PST-611, a first-in-class non-viral gene therapy designed to restore iron homeostasis by targeting transferrin biology—an upstream driver of retinal degeneration.  At ARVO 2026, PST-611 delivered encouraging Phase I results, demonstrating an excellent safety and tolerability profile, stable visual acuity, and early signals of potential functional…
June 22, 2026

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MAGAZINE

PharmaShots Magazine-June-2026 Edition

Shots: This edition explores Digital Vigilance: AI Enhancing Post-Market Safety Monitoring, highlighting how artificial intelligence, real-world data, and digital listening technologies are transforming pharmacovigilance into a proactive, predictive, and patient-centric discipline. Through expert perspectives, cover stories, and regulatory insights, we examine the opportunities and challenges of AI-driven safety surveillance—from social media signal detection and real-world…
June 11, 2026

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Jared Kelly on Immune Priming & Survival Outcomes: Oncolytics Biotech’s Vision for Pelareorep

Shots:  Oncolytics Biotech is advancing pelareorep beyond the traditional standalone therapy model, positioning the platform as a potential immune-priming backbone capable of enhancing immunotherapies, checkpoint inhibitors, chemotherapies, and other oncology treatments across multiple difficult-to-treat tumor settings.  The company continues generating growing survival and immune-engagement data across colorectal, pancreatic, and anal cancers, while emphasizing pelareorep’s potential to “turn cold tumors…
June 3, 2026

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Advancing HES Care with AstraZeneca’s FASENRA: Insights from James Teague & Princess U. Ogbogu

Shots:  Could a targeted biologic therapy help address the longstanding unmet needs in hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES)? AstraZeneca’s FASENRA has now received US approval for HES, introducing a once-monthly treatment option for patients living with this rare and often underdiagnosed eosinophilic disorder  Results from the Phase III NATRON trial showed that FASENRA reduced the risk of first HES flare by 65% vs placebo,…
June 1, 2026

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EVENTS

2026 HLTH Europe | June 15-18 | Amsterdam

HLTH Europe is the continent’s #1 healthcare innovation event. Following an enormously successful launch and the exponential growth of HLTH in the US, this landmark event is where global expertise meets local insight to address Europe’s unique healthcare challenges and opportunities. Unlock an exclusive €250 discount with PharmaShots! Use code HE26PHARMASHOTS at checkout to save…
May 14, 2026

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Ending Prescription Ping-Pong in Specialty Care: Colin Banas, CMO, Timely By DrFirst Shares His Vision  

Shots:  Specialty medication access remains challenged by high costs, fragmented workflows, complex prior authorization requirements, and limited transparency, leading to delays, prescription drop-offs, and suboptimal patient outcomes.  DrFirst is addressing these gaps through AI-powered, workflow-integrated solutions that enable real-time benefits verification, targeted prior authorization automation, and smarter pharmacy routing, shifting care from reactive problem-solving to proactive, frictionless prescribing.  PharmaShots welcomes…
May 4, 2026

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Jena Sophia on Breaking the Stress Code: Rewiring High Performance from Within 

Shots:  High performers often operate under a hidden layer of chronic stress, where sustained pressure subtly erodes decision-making, creativity, and emotional regulation, as subconscious patterns and past experiences continuously trigger a low-grade fight-or-flight response that impacts both performance and overall wellbeing  Lasting stress management requires going beyond surface-level techniques to address deep-rooted subconscious programming, where beliefs around identity, success,…
April 20, 2026

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