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April 20, 2022
by Joanne S. Eglovitch

Recon: FDA expected to crack down on PI3K inhibitor approvals at adcomm; Another trio of Class I recalls ordered for Philips ventilators

Welcome to Regulatory Reconnaissance, your daily regulatory news and intelligence briefing.
 
In Focus: US
  • As safety signals mount, FDA aims to crack down on PK13K blood cancer nods (Fierce) (The Pink Sheet) (Endpoints)
  • Gene Therapy Reviews Return To US FDA Advisory Committee Schedule (The Pink Sheet)
  • Teva receives CRL for reformulated schizophrenia drug developed with French biotech (Endpoints) (Biospace)
  • Struggles with FDA continue for Lupin as it is handed another Form 483 (Endpoints)
  • US FDA Seeks Funding To Modernize Inspection-Related Technology Systems (The Pink Sheet)
  • GSK Can Seize Chance In Anemia After Rivals Rejected But FDA Caution Will Remain (Scrip)
  • CDC Advisors to Discuss Booster Plans at Wednesday Meeting (Bloomberg)
  • FDA warns pediatric neurologist for failing to check eligibility of trial participants (Endpoints)
  • FTC requires Hikma to let go of steroid drug as part of $375M acquisition of Custopharm (Endpoints)
 
In Focus: International
  • EU Aduhelm Filing: Biogen Faces Second High-Stakes Meeting At EMA (The Pink Sheet)
  • EU Approval Decision Imminent For First CD20xCD3 Bispecific Antibody (The Pink Sheet)
  • EU Regulator & HTA Bodies Prepare The Ground For New Collaborations (The Pink Sheet)
  • Curious Case Of LHQW: Behind The TCM Central To China’s COVID Zero Policies (Scrip)
  • Risk of medical gear shortage in Russia falls as West restores exports (Reuters)
  • AbbVie takes next step in Ukraine, donating all Russia profits to relief (Endpoints)
Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Data Bring Multivalent Vs. Monovalent Debate Into Focus (Scrip)
  • Arcturus COVID-19 Vaccine Hits Mark in Phase III Trial (Biospace)
  • Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Retrospective Observational Database Study In Over 50,000 Long COVID Patients (Biospace)
  • Omicron BA.2 overall makes up more than 90% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC (Reuters)
  • COVID cases down in the Americas even as North America faces increase -PAHO (Reuters)
Pharma & Biotech
  • J&J Continues Signaling Aggressive M&A Approach To Drive Growth (Scrip) (Endpoints)
  • AbbVie Pulls Plus on Parkinson’s Partnership With BioArctic (Biospace)
  • Blackstone Raises $1.6 Billion for Fund to Establish New Drugs (Bloomberg)
  • Flagship-founded Tessera fuels up with $300M 'to go on a really big adventure' in gene editing (Endpoints)
  • On heels of psych drug approval, BioXcel dives head first into oncology R&D with new cash infusion (Endpoints)
  • Cancer drug hope raises Genmab’s spirits after legal defeat (Medwatch)
  • Bavarian begins phase III trial of RSV vaccine in older adults (Medwatch)
  • Too Crowded? ImmuneOncia Looks To Niches To Challenge PD-L1 Space (Scrip)
Medtech
  • Philips Probes Patient Death Link to Ventilator Shutdown (Bloomberg)
  • Philips piles on another trio of Class I recalls for beleaguered ventilator portfolio (Fierce) (MedTech Dive)
  • Abbott’s COVID test sales reach all-time high – and probably for the last time, the company says (Fierce)
  • America's mask manufacturers take it on the chin (Reuters)
  • Dentsply Sirona pulls CEO amid declining revenues, taps former Hillrom head to lead (Fierce)
 
Government, Regulatory & Legal
  • Supreme Court May Consider Ruling Invalidating Amgen’s Repatha Patents (The Pink Sheet)
  • Covid-Linked Patient Scams Tally $292 Million in Fraud, DOJ Says (Bloomberg)
  • Alabama settles for $276M with McKesson, J&J and Endo over opioid crisis (Endpoints)
  • Gilead Secures Legal Victor in Battle Against HIV Drug Fraud (Biospace)
  • Biotech fraud in ski town saga winds down as ex-president sentenced to 18 months in prison (Endpoints)
 
Regulatory Recon is our daily intelligence briefing for the regulatory affairs space, bringing you the top regulatory, biopharma and medtech news stories from around the globe.

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