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An unnamed FDA official also told reporters that it would be good for Moderna to “show some humility” and admit that it didn’t follow the regulator’s recommendations in testing its mRNA flu vaccine.
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Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Merck are contributing drug ingredients as part of their deals with the White House but are keeping many of the terms of their agreements private.
Some 200 rare disease therapies are at risk of losing eligibility for a pediatric priority review voucher, a recent analysis by the Rare Disease Company Coalition shows. That could mean $4 billion in missed revenue for already cash-strapped biotechs.
The FDA’s rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program missed reauthorization at the last minute in 2024; advocates have been fighting to get it back ever since.
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The latest news in COVID-19 includes support for an investigation into the origins of the virus, a new naming system, and legal discussions of whether employers can mandate vaccination.
Several biotech executives provided their thoughts on lessons learned from the pandemic and what they hope or expect to see moving forward in the industry.
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The U.S. FDA is starting off the summer months with a busy week after the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. Here’s a look.
A real-world study published by the FH Foundation confirms COVID-19 increased heart attack rates significantly in patients with these conditions.
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The question before the committee was whether the benefits of teplizumab outweigh the risks as it voted 10-7 in favor of the drug to delay clinical type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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The FDA has a massive backlog of site inspections due to the pandemic. To address the problem, the agency made its Resiliency Roadmap outlining its priorities.
To develop and commercialize them with maximum efficiency, the FDA, scientists and developers must innovate, according to panelists speaking during the Presidential Plenary on Commercialization at the International Society of Cell & Gene Therapy on May 26.
Loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl just got accelerated approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is a systemic therapy for people with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
A two-stage Phase III clinical trial by Sanofi and GSK, is studying a COVID-19 vaccine candidate targeting the original SARS-CoV-2 strain as well as the South African B.1.351 variant.
Drug companies have been suggesting that booster shots will be needed. However, it is up to the CDC’s recommendation if booster shots are necessary.