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What recent paediatric guidelines mean for drug developers 

Drug Discovery World

Justin Hay , Senior Director, Amy Cheung Senior Director of Integrated Drug Development, and Patrick Loebs Director, at Certara, examine recent changes in paediatric guidelines and how they affect drug development projects. They are required for orphan drugs but not for biosimilars.

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Three Financial Shifts Biotech Leaders Need to Know for 2023

PPD

In a survey of more than 150 global drug development leaders, more than a quarter (28%) cited lack of R&D funding as the top challenge facing their organization. As we look ahead into 2023, there is still uncertainty in the funding landscape, but forecasts are improving.

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Separating the Hype from the Hyperbole Surrounding FDORA’s Alternatives to Animal Testing under the FD&C Act

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Since 1962, the FD&C Act has authorized FDA to require that sponsors of clinical trials submit data from “preclinical tests (including tests on animals)” in order to demonstrate that their drug is safe enough to advance to testing in humans. For more on FDORA’s other provisions, see HPM’s complete summary here ). 42 U.S.C. §

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in June 2023

Agency IQ

What We Expect the FDA to do in June 2023 In this ongoing feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the FDA is likely to do in the month ahead, including key deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods and more. The Agenda is typically updated twice per year, and it was last released in early January 2023.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

On January 31 2023, an internally circulated version of the European Commission’s overhaul of the EU’s pharma legislation was leaked, and published by Politico 1. He pointed out that Europe was the first region to approve biosimilars. He said: “The products that are authorised in EU are largely the same as other regions.

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FDA Announces a Return to In-Person Meetings for All PDUFA, BsUFA, and OMUFA Meeting Types

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Then, in early 2023, CDER and CBER started a slow phase-in of in-person meetings in a hybrid format, with some attendees present only virtually. At first, this option was only available for Type A meetings, Biosimilar Product Development (BPD) Type 1 sessions, and Type X meetings.

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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. Takes Top Honors in Two Prestigious Categories in 2023 LMG Life Sciences Awards

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

is pleased to announce it took top honors in two categories in the 2023 LMG Life Sciences Awards, which recognize the best life science practitioners and firms over the past 12 months from the United States, Canada, and Europe. is the largest dedicated food and drug law firm in the country.

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