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The Issue with Reissue: PTE Edition

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Koblitz Integral to the careful balance Congress struck when passing the Hatch-Waxman Amendments, the patent term extension (PTE) is intended to restore patent life that was consumed during regulatory review of an FDA-regulated product. The plain text of 35 U.S.C.

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DEA Regs Bulk Up with 2014 Anabolic Steroid Control Law Additions

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Because anabolic steroids are also abused to enhance athletic performance and increase muscle strength, Congress has enacted three laws regulating anabolic steroids: the Anabolic Steroid Control Acts of 1990 and 2004, and the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014 (“DASCA”). 50,036 (Aug.

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Microbiological Applications: Bacterial Metabolism | BMG LABTECH

BMG Labtech

The amounts of critical enzyme molecules and enzyme concentrations for example may be controlled by the regulation of the rate of protein synthesis and degradation as well as the regulation of gene expression. Researchers study quorum sensing since it can directly influence how certain bacteria regulate their metabolic activities.

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A Question 30 Years in the Making: Would a Final LDT Rule Withstand Judicial Scrutiny?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Sophia R. Gibbs — For more than three decades, FDA has claimed that the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C Act) gives the agency legal authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices (see our prior post here ). Gaulkin & Jeffrey N.

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A Look Back as the EU Clinical Trial Regulation Moves Forward

PPD

31, 2022, the EU Clinical Trial Regulation (EU CTR) 536/2014 became applicable, heralding a new era for clinical trials in the European Union (EU). Transitioning to EU CTR requirements for existing studies Under the regulation, clinical trial applications submitted before Jan.

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FDA gives companies leeway to go after misinformation, but not free reign

Agency IQ

While the policy is similar in some respects to one first created by the FDA in 2014, the latest version is considerably more detailed regarding what it will – and won’t – allow companies to do.

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Amino acid promotes tumour growth

Drug Target Review

The liver is an essential organ that has a variety of crucial functions in the body, including metabolising nutrients, storing energy, regulating blood sugar levels and detoxifying and removing harmful substances. This promotes tumour growth by regulating the expression of metabolic genes. References 1 Krafts K, Ray SD, Yang N.