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Recon: US spending bill includes accelerated approval reform; Kite acquires Tmunity, Penn’s CAR-T research network

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Recon: US spending bill includes accelerated approval reform; Kite acquires Tmunity, Penn’s CAR-T research network

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In Focus: US
  • Pharma wins changes in bill regarding FDA’s accelerated approval (STAT) (Biopharma Dive)
  • FDA Places Clinical Hold on Entrada’s IND for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Biospace) (Fierce) (Endpoints)
  • Congress reaches major health policy deal on Medicare, Medicaid, and pandemic preparedness (STAT)
  • Too Big To Succeed? Cytokinetics Heart Failure Trial Proves Too Much For FDA Committee (Pink Sheet)
  • Covid-19 Drove Record Increase in Medicare Spending on Lab Tests (Bloomberg)
  • Decentralized Trial Technologies An ‘Encumbrance’ For Site Personnel, US Survey Shows (Pink Sheet)
  • US Worries China Covid Outbreak Could Cause Virus Mutations (Bloomberg)
  • Fraud risk increased among Medicare DME suppliers who enrolled under pandemic waivers: GAO (MedTech Dive)
  • Cancer center leaders lay bare CAR-T makers’ struggles – and an unexpected laggard  (Fierce)
  • New compound shows promise in reversing dangerous fentanyl effects (Fierce)
 
In Focus: International
  • EC approves first allogeneic T cell therapy for rare post-transplant complication (Endpoints)
  • EMA Offers Weekly Updates On Getting Clinical Trial Portal Ready For Mandatory Use (Pink Sheet)
  • Gambia lawmakers say Maiden to blame for child kidney injury deaths (Reuters)
  • Viatris takes cue from Pfizer with expanded Medochemie pact to make medicines in Vietnam (Fierce)
 
Pharma & Biotech
  • Kite to buy Tmunity Therapeutics, Carl June’s troubled CAR-T startup (STAT) (Fierce)
  • Novartis’ Restructuring Claims 285 jobs in New Jersey (Biospace) (Endpoints)
  • Otonomy shuts up shop, lays off all employees after string of ear drug failures (Fierce)
  • The list of the worst biopharma CEOs of 2022: No ‘winner,’ just accountability (STAT)
  • Boehringer Ingelheim deepens its collaboration with Click Therapeutics in a deal worth $460M (Endpoints)
  • AbbVie adds depression indication to Vraylar's label months after Gonzalez touts $4B+ peak sales potential (Endpoints)
  • In yet another delay for the F-star buyout, CFIUS extends review of 'national security risks' (Endpoints)
 
Medtech
  • Medical device makers drop products as EU law sows chaos (Reuters)
  • Minute Insight: Abbott Receives US FDA Clearance For Spinal Cord Stimulator (MedTech Insight) (Fierce)
  • Medtronic starts US robotic surgery trial in push to challenge Intuitive (MedTech Dive)
  • Novo Nordisk expands partnership with Amalgam Rx (MedWatch)
 
Government, Regulatory & Legal
  • Astellas, Pfizer Sue Sun to Block Copies of Xtandi Drug (Bloomberg)
  • Takeda, Azurity Sue Glenmark to Block Copies of Edarbi Drug (Bloomberg)
  • Pfizer Defeats Suit Challenging Diverse Student Fellowships (Bloomberg)
  • J&J subsidiaries accuse former Auris employees of stealing robotic surgery trade secrets (MedTech Dive)
  • Major NIH Health And Medical Study Returns First Results To 155,000 People (MedTech Insight)
 
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