Statement from FDA Commissioner on agency’s efforts to advance development of gene therapies

11 July 2018 - Once just a theory, gene therapies are now a therapeutic reality for some patients.  ...

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Statement by FDA Commissioner on the importance of conducting proper research to prove safe and effective medical uses for the active chemicals in marijuana and its components

25 June 2018 - Over the past decade, we’ve seen a growing interest in the development of therapies derived from marijuana ...

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FDA takes steps to foster greater efficiency in biosimilar development by reconsidering draft guidance on evaluating analytical studies

21 June 2018 - Today, the agency withdrew the draft guidance, “Statistical Approaches to Evaluate Analytical Similarity,” issued in September ...

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Modernising the orphan designation process

19 June 2018 - The EMA has launched a new secure online portal for orphan designationExternal link icon applications. ...

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Commentary on the EMA Guideline on strategies to identify and mitigate risks for first‐in‐human and early clinical trials with investigational medicinal products

19 June 2018 - The EMA published in July 2017 a guideline for first‐in‐human drug studies. ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on FDA’s efforts to foster discovery and development of new tools to fight antimicrobial-resistant infections

12 June 2018 - The increase in serious antimicrobial drug resistant infections is a critical public health concern and a ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on new efforts to advance medical product communications to support drug competition and value-based health care

12 June 2018 - We’re living in a time of unparalleled scientific advancement. Innovative medical treatments continue to be developed ...

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FDA’s new efforts to advance biotechnology innovation

6 June 2018 - Scientific advances in biotechnology, such as genome editing and synthetic biology, hold enormous potential to improve human ...

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FDA drafts new guidance on formal meetings between FDA, biosimilar sponsors

4 June 2018 - The US FDA has released new draft guidance on formal meetings between biosimilar sponsors and the ...

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Outcomes of the consultation on the draft list of permitted indications

8 May 2018 - On 6 March 2018, the TGA implemented a list of permitted indications for medicines listed under Section ...

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Two years of PRIME

7 May 2018 - Driving innovation to where it is most needed. ...

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Update of EU recommendations for 2018/2019 seasonal flu vaccine composition

30 April 2018 - Update to recommendations issued in March 2018. ...

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FDA moves to encourage A.I. in medicine, drug development

26 April 2018 - It is establishing a new incubator focused on health technology. ...

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Updated rules for clinical development of vaccines

26 April 2018 - EMA launches public consultation on revised guideline on clinical evaluation of vaccines. ...

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FDA finalises guidances to accelerate the development of reliable, beneficial next generation sequencing-based tests

12 April 2018 - The agency is leveraging new tools and policies to advance the creation of innovative genetic and genomic-based ...

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