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LISBON – Orphan medical device makers should be deliberate in their questions to expert panels and ensure their post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF) plan is realistic, according to experts who spoke at RAPS Euro Convergence 2026 on Thursday.

The US pharmaceutical industry expressed support for the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed framework for increasing access to treatments for ultra-rare diseases yet raised questions concerning various aspects of the program.

WHITE OAK, MD – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans for a future pilot program intended to facilitate the real-time review of clinical trials by regulators, as well as the launch of two proof-of-concept studies that will gather and report endpoints and other signals to regulators in real time.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance on how sponsors can utilize next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods in nonclinical studies to assess the safety risks associated with gene therapy products. This guidance aims to support the submission of investigational new drug applications (INDs) and biologics license applications (BLAs).

Many of the bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) approved by global regulators have yet to demonstrate robust clinical benefit beyond surrogate endpoints that led to their initial approval, according to research published in BioDrugs.

Two former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have commented on and proposed changes to the agency’s recent draft guidance on the development of a plausible mechanism framework for individualized therapies to treat rare diseases.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has provided guidance to help manufacturers adhere to good manufacturing practices (GMPs) when using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, also known as additive manufacturing, in the production of solid oral dosage forms.

Officials from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and representatives from the generic drug industry met on 19 February as part of the negotiations for the fourth iteration of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) program. The topics addressed during the meeting included drug master files (DMFs), internal consultations, and imminent actions.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance aimed at assisting pharmaceutical manufacturers in transitioning from animal studies to non-animal alternatives for drug development. The agency is urging companies to adopt new approach methodologies (NAMs), incorporating in vitro human-based systems, such as organs-on-chips and in silico modeling, to assess drug safety.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized guidance for manufacturers on using physicochemical and structural (Q3) characterization studies to establish bioequivalence in abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for topical medications.