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February 17, 2025
by Jason Scott

Recon: Amid regulatory shakeups, drugmakers schedule meeting with Trump next week; FDA clears GSK’s meningococcal combo jab

Welcome to Regulatory Reconnaissance, your regulatory news and intelligence briefing.

In Focus: US
  • FDA cuts hit AI division, even as Trump invests in the technology (STAT)
  • Trump administration lays off FDA employees (STAT)
  • Trump administration layoffs set to hit NIH are ‘devastating,’ former director Monica Bertagnolli says (STAT)
  • US Health Department Layoffs Expand to Medicare, FDA (Bloomberg)
  • Roche's US Biotech Unit Pulls Diversity Targets From Website (Bloomberg)
  • US FDA approves GSK's combo meningococcal vaccine (Reuters)
  • Moderna norovirus vaccine trial on hold by US FDA over neurological side effect (Reuters)
  • Commission Led By HHS Secretary Kennedy Will Probe ‘Threats’ To Children, Including Medicines (Pink Sheet)
In Focus: International                                                                                                       
  • Irish Exports Hit Record in 2024 on Medical, Pharma Goods (Bloomberg)
  • The abrupt end of USAID-funded clinical trials is profoundly unethical (STAT)
  • Fierce Pharma Asia—Astellas' investment focus; Mitsubishi Tanabe's buyout; Leqembi's 'expansion phase' (Fierce Pharma)
  • New EU Approvals (Pink Sheet)
Pharma & Biotech
  • Teva Pharm CEO calls on Trump for faster US drug approvals (Reuters)
  • Exclusive: Drugmakers plan Trump meeting next week amid Washington health shakeups (Endpoints)
  • Lilly’s early bladder cancer data hint at safety edge over J&J’s Balversa (Endpoints)
  • Kojin Therapeutics shuts down, citing lack of investor interest and complex science (Endpoints)
  • Corbus shares dip on mixed Phase 1 solid tumor data for Nectin-4 ADC (Endpoints)
  • FDA approves Ono's rare tumor drug from $2.4B Deciphera buyout (Fierce Pharma)
  • Inizio Evoke alums flex healthcare marketing prowess with launch of new agency (Fierce Pharma)
  • Moderna shoulders $238M contract manufacturing cancellation charge in Q4 (Fierce Pharma)
  • UCB's Bimzelx outpacing AbbVie's Rinvoq, Skyrizi on awareness early in psoriatic arthritis launch: survey (Fierce Pharma)
Medtech
  • The travel industry offers hospitals a warning about MyChart (STAT)
  • Healthcare startup Abridge raises $250 million to enhance AI capabilities (Reuters)
  • West Pharma loses two glucose device clients but is buoyed by its GLP-1 packaging services (Endpoints)
  • Small Change: FDA’s Final Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) Guidance Ditches ML and Adds Some Details, But Otherwise Sticks Closely to the Draft (FDA Law Blog)
  • Boston Scientific Sets ‘New Clinical Innovation Standard’ For Pulsed Field Ablation (MedTech Insight)
  • Class I Recalls Hit 15-Year High, According To Index Report From Sedgwick (MedTech Insight)
  • AI Bias Page, Health Equity Discussion Paper Back On FDA Site (MedTech Insight)
Government, Regulatory & Legal
  • People with alcohol-use disorder drank less on Ozempic, small study shows (STAT)
  • Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It’s the state’s worst in nearly 30 years (STAT)
  • Bird flu found in Arizona milk suggests another spillover from birds to cows (STAT)
  • STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what’s changing (STAT)
  • How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science (STAT)
  • Trump cuts could clash with Kennedy's long to-do list (Reuters)
  • US gives conditional nod to Zoetis' bird flu vaccine for poultry (Reuters)
  • J&J to face pivotal hearing over its $8B talc settlement plan (Endpoints)
  • ARPA-H chief is out as Trump administration cuts health agencies (Endpoints)
  • US FDA Says Restored Webpages Do Not Reflect ‘Biological Reality’ (Pink Sheet)
  • ARPA-H Announces Grants To Advance Rural Care (Pink Sheet
Regulatory Recon is our regular intelligence briefing for the regulatory affairs space, bringing you the top regulatory, biopharma and medtech news stories from around the globe. Regulatory Recon is published each week on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

A story’s inclusion in Regulatory Recon does not imply endorsement by Regulatory Focus or RAPS.
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