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Ep. 103 - Kolchinsky: FDA Conservatism, MFN and IRA Are Slowing Drug Development

February 18, 2026·40 min
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Caution: This episode of The BioCentury Show contains strong language. In a candid interview with BioCentury, RA Capital Managing Partner Peter Kolchinsky warns that staffing losses and growing conservatism at FDA are slowing drug development and pushing companies to launch early-stage trials outside the U.S. In conversation with BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin, Kolchinsky also discusses U.S. policy headwinds, including most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing proposals and the Inflation R...

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