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7th November 2022
by Denise Fulton

Recon: US Supreme Court to take up Amgen patent case; Monoclonal antibody for RSV gets EMA approval

Welcome to Regulatory Reconnaissance, your daily regulatory news and intelligence briefing.
 
In Focus: US
  • U.S. Supreme Court gives Amgen a boost by agreeing to review a closely watched patent case (STAT) (Reuters)
  • FDA Requirements For Next Round Of COVID Vaccines Unclear (Pink Sheet)
  • Pfizer, BioNTech data support new Covid booster’s advantage over original vaccine (BioPharma Dive)
  • What Will USPTO-FDA Collaboration Look Like? Stakeholders To Weigh In On Proposed Initiatives (Pink Sheet)
  • Eli Lilly says some staff want to leave Indiana because of abortion ban, Financial Times reports (Reuters)
  • A ‘blank check’: Bill to boost antibiotic development blasted as a ‘flawed’ giveaway to pharma (STAT)
  • Amgen on IRA's drug price negotiations: 'Material adverse effect' on sales, business and operations (Endpoints)
  • FDA still not ready to go back to actual in-person meetings with biopharma sponsors (Endpoints)
 
In Focus: International
  • RSV Market Shake Up Starts As Sanofi And AZ’s Beyfortus Wins First Approval (Scrip) (Fierce)
  • Germany’s Digital Health Fast-Track Scheme: What Manufacturers Need To Know (Medtech Insight)
  • Keytruda: NICE Rejects English Funding For Endometrial Cancer But Says Yes For Renal Cancer (Pink Sheet)
  • A leaked version of a U.K.-India free trade deal sparks alarm over access to medicines (Pink Sheet) (STAT)
  • Change Management Tool From Global CRO Body Seeks To Address Hesitation Around Decentralized Trials (Pink Sheet)
  • German expats in China will have access to BioNTech vaccine, says Scholz (Reuters)
  • Novel solution to biotech’s market valuation woes: Just give the cash back (STAT)
 
Pharma & Biotech
  • Bispecific cancer drugs and gene therapy advances: What to watch at next month’s ASH meeting (BioPharma Dive)
  • GSK's blood cancer drug fails main goal of trial, shares fall (Reuters)
  • Building a biotech in a downturn: 3 lessons from VCs and startup CEOs (BioPharma Dive)
  • China Suspends GSK Tender Qualification Under Dutasteride Ban (Pink Sheet)
  • Amgen Does Not Expect Big Enbrel Price Impact From US Humira Biosimilar Launches (Scrip)
  • US FDA’s New Acting Generics Chief Relearning System After 24 Years Of Experience (Pink Sheet)
  • Teva Lowers Forecast As Q3 Revenues Decline Amid Growing Generic Competition (Scrip)
  • GSK Hails Success For Novel Antibiotic – But Reaching $1bn Sales Will Be A Challenge (Scrip)
  • BioNTech lifts lower end of vaccine sales target range (Reuters)
  • Lilly, Boehringer say Jardiance slows kidney disease progression in trial (Reuters)
  • A turnaround for Editas Medicine, a CRISPR laggard, hinges on updates on key treatments (STAT)
  • FDA approval decision for Apellis Pharma’s eye disease drug delayed to review more clinical data (STAT)
  • Biopharma companies to FDA: Internationally harmonize plans to standardize safety data and analysis (Endpoints)
 
Medtech
  • FDA Clears First At-Home Diagnostic To Assess Risks Of Liver Or Lung Disease, Including COPD (Medtech Insight)
  • iRhythm narrowed loss in Q3 on higher sales of cardiac wearables (MedTech Dive)
  • Medtech Challenged To Build On 2021 Amid Threats Of Recession: Views From Industry Leaders (Medtech Insight)
  • Biotech company seeks to overcome hurdles to develop flu vaccine skin patch (STAT)
 
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