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February 22, 2024
by Jason Scott

Recon: Moderna posts profits, sets sights on RSV jab; United sues FDA over rival Liquidia’s NDA

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

In Focus: US
  • Alabama hospital pauses IVF treatments in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children (STAT)
  • Colorado could cap payments for Amgen’s Enbrel (STAT)
  • United Therapeutics starts litigation with FDA over rival Liquidia's drug application (Reuters)
  • Florida policy set amid measles outbreak alarms vaccination proponents (STAT)
  • Moderna’s ‘year of transition’: Changing gears from Covid-19 to RSV as vaccine approval date looms (Endpoints)
  • Moderna reports surprise profit, sets out road map for RSV vaccine (Reuters)
  • US FDA warns against using smartwatches to measure blood glucose (Reuters)
  • For Psychedelics, US FDA Is Open To Creative Thinking But Firm On Approval Standards (Pink Sheet)
  • Lykos’ MDMA NDA Leads Upcoming Tests Of US FDA’s Psychedelics Draft Guidance (Pink Sheet)
In Focus: International
  • Novavax and Gavi end a bitter dispute over Covid-19 vaccines with a refund up to $400 million (STAT)
  • India pharma companies develop versions of Wegovy to get in on weight-loss windfall (Reuters)
  • What Does The UK’s ‘Flexible’ Approach To AI Regulation Mean For Pharma? (Pink Sheet)
  • Denmark Leads The Way On Speeding Up Approvals For Drug/IVD Combination Trials (Pink Sheet)
  • First-In-Class Vorasidenib Among Bumper Crop Of New EU Filings (Pink Sheet)
  • Australia Gears Up For More Action On Drug Shortages (Pink Sheet)
Pharma & Biotech
  • Novavax’s money is going in the wrong direction (STAT)
  • Small study adds to growing hope CAR-T cell therapy could revolutionize autoimmune disease treatment (STAT)
  • Researchers detail data from first 15 autoimmune disease patients treated with CAR-T — and outstanding questions (Endpoints)
  • Scientists take a (small) step toward universal antivenom (STAT)
  • Like Gilead, AbbVie gets its tentacles into pact with Tentarix (Endpoints)
  • Amylyx’s ALS drug tastes bitter. What would make it better? More patent life (Endpoints)
  • Simone Song's ORI Capital closes $260M second fund after CG Oncology success (Endpoints)
  • MD Anderson buys tech from Bellicum; Tarsus’ Lyme disease trial data; Rigel takes Gavreto (Endpoints)
  • Space manufacturing returns to Earth; Charles River expands antibody manufacturing offerings (Endpoints)
  • Adaptive Biotechnologies trims handful of jobs as strategic review nears completion (Endpoints)
  • The top 100 venture players in biopharma today. Who's in? What's out? (Endpoints)
  • Sofinnova’s Maha Katabi on recent M&A and IPO success and how deal flow has ‘never been any better’ (Endpoints)
Medtech
  • Agilent’s McDonnell to succeed retiring CEO McMullen (MedTech Dive)
  • Zimmer receives FDA clearance for robotic shoulder system (MedTech Dive)
  • Better Therapeutics wins breakthrough status for health app to treat liver disease (MedTech Dive)
  • QuidelOrtho fires CEO Doug Bryant (MedTech Dive)
  • CDRH’s Shuren backs expansion of TAP program to speed device approval (MedTech Dive)
Government, Regulatory & Legal
  • A lawsuit over a controversial Sanofi drug shortage is unexpectedly revived (STAT)
  • Actually Wegovy is good for dialysis companies, dialysis provider says (STAT)
  • War zone or not, Ukraine seeks to reclaim its role as a hub for clinical trials (STAT)
  • NIH study of ME/CFS points to immune dysfunction and brain abnormalities at core of long-dismissed disease (STAT)
  • Ex-Mazor exec convicted of insider trading conspiracy linked to $1.6B Medtronic deal (MedTech Dive)
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.
 
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