Failed Alzheimer’s Drug and a $3 Billion Collapse: Ramaswamy’s Biotech Past Returns

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Vivek Ramaswamy campaigns as a leading Republican contender in Ohio’s 2026 gubernatorial race, renewed attention is focusing on his earlier career in biotechnology, particularly the rise and collapse of Axovant Sciences, a company once valued near $3 billion.

Ramaswamy founded Roivant Sciences in 2014. That same year, Roivant acquired…