Astellas has menopause accelerated approval ambition thwarted by FDA at last minute (Fierce)
FDA accepts Iveric Bio's NDA, grants priority review for GA drug (Endpoints)
Califf Sees Potential For New Emergency Use Authorities But Concerned About Industry Follow Through (Pink Sheet)
Gene Therapy: Years After Accelerated Approval, Will US FDA Still Be Asking ‘Does It Work?’ (Pink Sheet)
U.S. to select 10 costliest drugs for Medicare pricing negotiation (Reuters)
Ginkgo chief Jason Kelly is chairing a federal biotech advisory group. Is that a conflict of interest? (STAT)
Daiichi Sankyo gets US patent office to restart review of Seagen patent (Endpoints)
In Focus: International
UK could allow reciprocal drug approvals with US FDA as soon as 2024 (Endpoints)
German Ratification Triggers Countdown To Europe’s Unified Patent Court (Pink Sheet)
Go Global Or Stay Home? Geopolitics, Funding Crunch May Force China Biotechs To Choose (Pink Sheet)
French court hands Novartis and Roche another win in battle over antitrust allegations involving eye drug (STAT) (Endpoints)
Denmark reports two more multiresistant bacteria cases from Dicillin (MedWatch)
Finland Sees Progress On Biosimilar Substitution Plans (Pink Sheet)
Pharma & Biotech
Pfizer scraps half of participants in Lyme disease drug trial due to quality issues (STAT) (Endpoints) (BioSpace)
BioNTech sees UK trials on cancer vaccines starting this year, paper says (Reuters)
Moderna Falls as Flu Shot Final-Stage Trial Gives Mixed Results (Bloomberg)
Novartis names Firmenich CEO as chairman designate of Sandoz (Reuters)
Merck seeks more approvals for infectious disease drug (Endpoints)
Kite CEO Christi Shaw to depart Gilead CAR-T unit (Endpoints)
FDA's No. 2 oncology official departs for biotech startup (Endpoints)
‘It’s the right call’: GSK expresses no regrets on abandoning cell therapy as oligo strategy heats up (Fierce)
Christi Shaw, leader of Gilead’s cancer cell therapy unit, to depart (STAT)
Pharma should start getting versed in meta (Fierce)
Medtech
Momentum Towards UK Medtech Regulatory System Structures Increases (MedTech Insight)
Another Notified Body Designation Coming Down The Line Under The EU MDR (MedTech Insight)
How Can The EU Get Clinical Evaluations For High-Risk Devices Right? (MedTech Insight)
Total Number Of IVD Regulation Designations Reaches 10 (MedTech Insight)
BD issues cybersecurity alert for hacking risk found in Alaris infusion pump software (Fierce)
Philips recall of 21K previously recalled, repaired ventilator nets FDA Class I tag (Fierce)
Baxter spinoffs move forward as three execs made group presidents in new business structure (MedTech Dive)
Government, Regulatory and Legal
Abbott Reports Deeper Government Scrutiny Over Formula Shortage (Bloomberg)
Moderna’s Patent Case Immunity Argument ‘Flawed,’ Alnylam Says (Bloomberg)
Theravance, Viatris Sue to Block Copies of Yupelri COPD Drug (Bloomberg)
Ex-Theranos COO Balwani Fights US Over $900 Million Restitution (Bloomberg)
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Adam Fisher, the staff director of the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reported that the agency has approved 17 pharmaceuticals that utilize continuous manufacturing in their production.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), in partnership with the European Commission (EC) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), has published the first quarterly report on the state of clinical trials conducted in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). The report is intended to shed light on the progress being made to attract more clinical trials to the region and increase access to new treatments as part of the targets set by the EU in 2025.
An official from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday presented three case studies demonstrating how sponsors effectively utilized real-world evidence (RWE) and real-world data (RWD) to secure approval for their products.