Archive - Approved

Keytruda: How Merck's Pembrolizumab Became the Best-Selling Cancer Drug of All Time

In episode 3 of Approved, Alex and Matt trace the full story of Keytruda - from its origins as a failed antibody campaign in the netherlands through FDA…

May 14

2:07:35

March 2026

Episode #2: Geron

Listen now (142 mins) | Geron was founded in 1990 to cure aging, built the field around telomeres & stem cells, and spent 34 years at it - only to end…

Mar 13

2:22:05

January 2026

Episode #1: Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Amylin pioneered the incretin class & staked their future on obesity 20+ yrs ago, yet sold for only $7B in 2012 - a pittance for the foundation of what…

Jan 30

1:46:27

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