EMA addresses considerations for single-arm trials

21 April 2023 - A new reflection paper from the EMA offers some suggestions to sponsors on how to design ...

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Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access

22 April 2023 - The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug ...

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FDA approval processes for therapeutic drugs must be improved

18 April 2023 - The FDA’s glacial pace at reviewing and approving new drugs has an enormous opportunity cost for ...

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Blocking FDA approval of abortion pill could stifle innovation in the biopharma industry, experts say

13 April 2023 - If courts affirm US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision to suspend the FDA’s approval, it could make ...

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Abortion ruling could undermine the FDA’s drug approval authority

10 April 2023 - Legal scholars say the ruling by a Texas judge, if upheld, could spur disputes over many medications ...

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Health care regulators’ outdated thinking will cost American ives

10 April 2023 - In a matter of months, ChatGPT has radically altered our nation’s views on artificial intelligence—uprooting old ...

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Federal judge stays FDA abortion pill approval, gives Biden administration time to appeal

7 April 2023 - A federal judge in Texas on Friday stayed the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, ...

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FDA Commissioner and Chief Scientist announce decision to withdraw approval of Makena

6 April 2023 - Today, the US FDA announced the final decision to withdraw approval of Makena—a drug that had been ...

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New features further strengthen Priority Medicines scheme (PRIME)

4 April 2023 - The EMA is introducing a number of new features to the PRIority Medicines (PRIME) scheme to ...

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FDA draft guidance allows AI/ML devices to evolve without requiring new submissions

31 March 2023 - The US FDA published a draft guidance outlining how sponsors of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) ...

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Ensuring public trust in an empowered FDA

1 April 2023 - The FDA’s recent approval of lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease has been clouded by controversy over other accelerated ...

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Medical device companies now need to prove to FDA they’re protected against cyber attacks

29 March 2023 - Hidden in this year’s federal spending bill, among major changes to Medicare payments to doctors and ...

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DARWIN EU has completed its first studies and is calling for new data partners

28 March 2023 - DARWIN EU, the Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network, has accomplished its first year of establishment. ...

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TGA’s new powers will help reduce the impact of medicine shortages on patients

24 March 2023 - From 22 March 2023, the TGA can approve the temporary import or supply of an overseas approved ...

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Advancing regulatory science in the EU – mid-point report published

22 March 2023 - The EMA has published a report summarising the mid-term achievements of its regulatory science strategy to ...

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