Axiom’s Hong Kong Bet, Latigo’s Positive Phase II, and Base Editors for Huntington’s

In the business news section of this week’s episode, Axiom Biosciences recently announced its plans to go public and made headlines for its plans to do so on the Hong Kong Exchange rather than a U.S. market. We dig into the company’s reasoning. Then we turn our attention to Latigo’s report of positive Phase IIb data for its non-opioid acute pain candidate, and its plans to go through a planned IPO soon. Switching to some science news, we discuss findings from a study that identified genetic risk factors for fibromyalgia syndrome as well as links to other neurodegenerative, autoimmune, and metabolic diseases. And lastly, a potential base editing therapy for Huntington’s disease that has shown promise in mice.

Join GEN editors Corinna Singleman, PhD, Alex Philippidis, and Uduak Thomas for a discussion of the latest biotech and biopharma news.

Listed below are links to the GEN stories referenced in this episode of Touching Base:

StockWatch: Axiom CEO Explains Plans for Hong Kong IPO

By Alex Philippidis, GEN Edge, July 27, 2026

Latigo Reports Positive Phase IIb Data for Non-Opioid Acute Pain Candidate

By Alex Philippidis, GEN Edge, July 30, 2026

Genetic Study of Fibromyalgia Points to Neurological Basis

GEN, July 29, 2026

Base Editing Strategy Alleviates Huntington’s Disease in Mice

GEN, July 29, 2026

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