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Fresh from its IPO, Fractyl Health got an Investigational Device Exemption from the FDA, clearing a pivotal study of its Revita system to help maintain weight loss following the discontinuation of GLP-1 drugs.
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Representatives from companies such as Sanofi and Forge Biologics point to the potential for PreCheck to drive activation of idle production capacity and help companies that are already building plants.
The upheaval of the Health and Human Services workforce and leadership leaves much to be desired in terms of delivery, recently retired FDA Chief Information Officer Vid Desai tells BioSpace, but the regulatory agency is evolving to be more open to much needed change.
Having seen Congress spend money to onshore semiconductor production, pharma groups are pushing for similar incentives for domestic drug manufacturing.
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Despite lawsuits by some companies challenging the negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act, the manufacturers of the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price talks will participate in the program.
Eli Lilly’s Biologic License Application for its monoclonal antibody lebrikizumab was denied by the regulator after issues were found at a third-party contract manufacturing organization.
Judge Michael Newman of the Southern District of Ohio issued a ruling Friday denying the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Inflation Reduction Act provisions.
An FDA advisory committee this week voted overwhelmingly against BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment. However, other potential therapies offer hope for ALS patients.
The FDA will kick off October with an advisory committee meeting for Amgen’s Lumakras and target action dates for Alnylam’s patisiran and Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo.
If approved by the FDA, Karuna Therapeutics’ investigational agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine 1 receptors M1 and M4 would provide the first new mechanism of action for schizophrenia patients in decades.
The companies on Wednesday secured the regulator’s approval for their eye drop Ryzvumi for the reversal of pharmacologically-induced mydriasis, as Viatris looks to add $1 billion in sales by 2028.
After an FDA advisory committee voted 17-1 against approving NurOwn last month, BrainStorm executives Wednesday laid out a potential path forward for the experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment.
As MSLs take on greater roles in healthcare, standardization is crucial to fostering trust.
While Astellas did not say why it withdrew its suit, it was the only company to file a legal complaint that wasn’t on the initial IRA drug price negotiations list and may not have had any grounds to sue.