Agency IQ

JANUARY 26, 2024

For devices that are implanted and therefore intended to be in contact with the patient for long periods of time, the question of how materials hold up over time and interact with a patient’s system is a high priority one for device manufacturers and regulators. complete test reports do not need to be submitted to FDA).”

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By Philip Won & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — As we recently blogged , FDA released three draft guidance documents to help enhance the predictability, consistency, and transparency of the 510(k) program. One of these documents focuses on “ Evidentiary Expectations for 510(k) Implant Devices.”

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Agency IQ

JUNE 28, 2024

While the limited pre-market clinical data still must be “sufficient,” the document offers potential alternative clinical trial designs and statistical considerations. The document is organized into 10 sections, with the first four encompassing abbreviations and terminology, introduction, scope, and orphan device status.

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Agency IQ

MARCH 7, 2024

At conference, ECHA calls for regulatory coherence, collaboration to achieve green and digital transition Last week, EU chemicals regulator ECHA brought together experts from industry, government, civil society, research, and academia to discuss the future of EU chemicals regulation.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 18, 2023

and internationally Establishing and communicating a substance’s potential to cause cancer is a cornerstone of chemical regulation worldwide. Many entries in category 2B are only weakly associated with carcinogenicity and are generally unlikely to be regulated for causing cancer. For more on the regulation of glyphosate in the E.U.,

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Agency IQ

JUNE 9, 2023

FDA finalizes new guidance on nonclinical assessment of potential immunotoxicity Late last week the FDA released a final guidance document containing recommendations on the nonclinical assessment of potential immunotoxicity for drugs and certain biologics. Nonclinical studies encompass much more than just animal studies.

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Codon

JULY 21, 2024

As I continued through the museum—which documents the intentional modification of life by humans—I recalled what the writer Hugh Raffles once said about how research animals “not only bear the burdens of our dreams of health and longevity but also assume the task of living out our nightmares.”

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Agency IQ

JULY 12, 2024

The 53 regulations that FDA is currently working on The FDA on Friday unveiled its much-anticipated Spring 2024 Unified Agenda, a document outlining the regulations the agency plans to release in 2024 and beyond. Of those 53, seven are new to the Agenda, having never before been included in prior agendas.

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Agency IQ

MARCH 7, 2024

Further, the agency would need to make a separate table finding “at least $8,500,000,” for cosmetics regulation implementation ($7 million of that) and work on finding alternatives to animal testing ($1.5 It also means that most agencies covered by the bill will be required to absorb pay cost increases.”

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