Recon: CDC advisors discuss widening additional booster eligibility measures; Montreal sees 17 monkeypox cases as European tally increases
Welcome to Regulatory Reconnaissance, your daily regulatory news and intelligence briefing.In Focus: US
- C.D.C. advisers meet for discussion on whether to recommend Pfizer boosters for children 5 to 11. (NYT) (Reuters)
- CDC: Monkeypox Case Reported in the U.S. (MedPage Today) (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
- House Passes FDA Baby Formula Bill, But Senate Fate Is Uncertain (Bloomberg)
- Biden invokes Defense Production Act to increase supply of U.S. infant formula (Politico)
- Covid Funds Slip Down Agenda as Congress Bounces Between Crisis (Bloomberg)
- U.S. to study whether longer Paxlovid course needed to combat reinfections (Reuters)
- Biden’s HHS Allocates $1.5 Billion for State Opioid Responses (Bloomberg)
- NEJM, other journals: provide more transparency about conflicts of interest or don’t publish conflicted articles (STAT)
In Focus: International
- 17 suspected monkeypox cases seen in Montreal, as European tally increases (STAT)
- Britain offers smallpox shot as monkeypox cases spread in Europe (Reuters) (Endpoints)
- What is monkeypox, the rare virus now confirmed in the U.S. and Europe? (Washington Post)
- WHO clears COVID vaccine by China's CanSino Biologics for emergency use (Reuters)
- EU's drug regulator accepts Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine marketing authorization filing (Reuters)
Pharma & Biotech
- AstraZeneca’s ambitious vaccine dreams are finally, officially dead (STAT)
- Merck to pay up to $1.4B in cancer deal with Kelun, but details are scarce (Fierce)
- Going for the long haul, Resilience inks manufacturing pact with ARCH-backed cell therapy startup (Endpoints)
- Orphazyme’s Sorry Story Ends In Fire Sale (Scrip)
- How Amgen and AstraZeneca’s asthma drug Tezpire holds promise for colorectal cancer (Fierce)
- J&J-backed Locus closes $35M financing to push CRISPR-based antibacterial drug into phase 2/3 (Fierce)
- Dermatology Pact Latest to Showcase Broad Potential of Evotec’s Platform (Biospace)
- Zealand Pharma reports positive phase III results against congenital hyperinsulinism (Medwatch)
- Novo Holdings establishes new firm managed by biotech veterans (Medwatch)
- Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker: Agios slims R&D operation, Scholar Rock in a hard place (Fierce)
- Former top Medicare official says Medicare Advantage’s coding industry offers ‘no benefit to society’ (STAT)
Medtech
- XACT ACE Robotics System Receives Expanded FDA Clearance For Ablation Procedures (MedTech Insight)
- Cyted’s Sponge On A String May Help Diagnose Esophageal Cancer (MedTech Insight)
- Study shows that Abbott’s Amulet, Boston Scientific’s Watchman devices are riskier for women (MedTech Dive)
- Moderna’s Vaccine Patent Defense Poses Shield for US Deal Makers (Bloomberg)
- PhRMA's court win over HHS could be a boon for pharma patient assistance programs (Endpoints)
- Allergan Kickback Claims Dismissed, Whistleblower Can Try Again (Bloomberg)
- Even With Pandemic, Patent Suit Filings Held Steady In 2021 (Law360)
- Many SF Walgreens Opioid Scripts Had Red Flags (Law360)
- Infamous biotech exec Martin Shkreli gets out of prison, hits the street (Endpoints) (STAT)
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