@katmdavis

Journalist 🗞️ | Covering biotech deals @Axios @AxiosPro 🧬

 Chicago, IL
instagram.com/bykatherinedavis/
Joined March 2011
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Dan Primack
@danprimackOct 14
Scooplet: a16z has laid off most of its exec recruiting team axios.com/2026/10/14/andrees…

Scoop: Andreessen Horowitz lays off "majority" of portfolio recruiting team

It's been a key "value-add" for the venture capital giant.

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Ozempic maker Novo on how it's using AI to develop new drugs axios.com/2026/09/22/ozempic…

Ozempic maker Novo on how it's using AI to develop new drugs

One of the world's biggest sellers of weight-loss drugs is zeroing in on new pharmaceuticals developed using AI, executives said.

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Adam Feuerstein ✡️
@adamfeuersteinJul 6
The $10B $CRNX deal did not leak. Centerview did not represent $CRNX So… now we know who leaks biotech deals, correct? (JP Morgan and Leerink were the CRNX bankers)
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@axiosMay 13
Pharma leaders hope next FDA head calms waters axios.com/2026/05/13/pharma-…

Pharma leaders hope next FDA head calms waters

They called for stability and predictability at the agency at Axios' Future of Health summit.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg
@SherylNYTMay 13
SCOOP: RFK Jr.'s top spokesman, Rich Danker, quit in protest over Trump admin's vaping policy -- one day after FDA chief Makary resigned for the same reason. NOW VACANT: Surgeon General. CDC director. FDA commissioner. Asst. Sec for Public Affairs nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/po…

Top Kennedy Spokesman Resigns in Protest of Move to Allow Flavored Vapes (Gift Article)

In a letter to President Trump, the spokesman, Rich Danker, said allowing the sale of flavored e-cigarettes would enhance their appeal to children.

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@axiosMay 13
.@BMSNews CEO Chris Boerner tells @abettelheim the one thing the pharmaceutical industry needs from the FDA: “I think we need predictability and, by extension, stability.” #AxiosFOH
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Liz Essley Whyte
@l_e_whyteMay 13
New scene at FDA’s White Oak headquarters
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@axiosMay 13
Axios' Future of Health Summit kicks off today at 2pm ET in Washington, D.C. Join us virtually for exclusive conversations with top innovators in health care, technology, policy and beyond on how our changing landscape is redefining the high-stakes world of health care. #AxiosFOH Tune in here: bit.ly/4d238Wx
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Leigh Giangreco@LeighGiangrecoMay 10
People saying “take an uber” 1. My tax dollars are ALREADY FUNDING A TRAIN THAT SHOULD WORK 2. So you want the roads in Chicago to be even MORE congested? 3. We should drive less, the world is on fire
Leigh Giangreco@LeighGiangrecoMay 9
11 minute-wait on the blue line to O’Hare. Chicago’s transit system is a joke.
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Axios
@axiosMay 7
🐝 NEW on the next episode of The Axios Show: Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd tells @sarafischer that the app is killing off the swipe feature

Bumble CEO says they're killing the swipe

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Axios Comms
@AxiosCommsMay 7
💡 “Write fewer stories .. write the things that actually matter. Don’t chase clicks.” “This is advice that has worked for @BerkowitzBT. Whilst running away from page views as a metric of success they have actually gone up for @axios.” 📰 @pressgazette: pressgazette.co.uk/north-ame…

Output down, page views up: Axios shifts from volume to value

Axios cut its output by almost a quarter to concentrate on adding "real value" and stop chasing traffic - but page views grew anyway.

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Bloomberg
@businessMay 6
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has surpassed Merck’s cancer therapy Keytruda as the world’s best-selling medication bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Lilly’s Mounjaro Overtakes ‘King Keytruda’ as World’s Top-Selling Drug

Eli Lilly & Co.’s blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has surpassed Merck & Co.’s cancer therapy Keytruda as the world’s best-selling medication.

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@axiosApr 29
FDA to use AI to track clinical trials in real time trib.al/pF9qMmA

FDA to use AI to track clinical trials in real time

Agency leaders portrayed the move as a major step toward keeping U.S. biomedical research competitive.

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@axiosApr 29
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan commit $500 million to AI biology trib.al/ME2x1PD

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan commit $500 million to AI biology

The pair's Biohub nonprofit aims to cure all disease.

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@axiosApr 28
ADHD drug prescriptions have spiked since the pandemic trib.al/JeMMWmS

ADHD drug prescriptions have spiked since the pandemic

They're probably both under- and over-prescribed.

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Alex Wayne@aawayneApr 24
Huge news: I have just been informed that healthcare is now one word in @APStylebook
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@axiosApr 23
Trump to unveil drug price deal with Regeneron trib.al/E8aR16G

Trump cuts drug price deal with Regeneron

Regeneron is the last of 17 companies the administration pressed to commit to the "most favored nation" policy.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg
@SherylNYTApr 22
NEW: NIH spending on new medical research has fallen roughly $1 billion behind the pace of years past, delaying thousands of scientific projects. @benjmueller @irenatfh nytimes.com/2026/04/22/scien…

Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year (Gift Article)

The agency has approved far fewer new grants than it did in years past. A renewed effort to screen for disfavored terms and a loss of personnel are contributing.

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Axios
@axiosApr 23
RFK Jr.'s peptide push could become next wellness boom trib.al/Yp8c0gT

RFK Jr.'s peptide push could become next wellness boom

The heavily touted but loosely regulated proteins could fuel the kind of boom we've seen with weight-loss drugs.

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Axios
@axiosApr 22
Trump admin shifts course on Medicare GLP-1 coverage trib.al/jeaOcmv

Trump admin shifts course on Medicare GLP-1 coverage

It's a blow to the administration after President Trump last year touted deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.

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