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Article Periodic Thank You Commission unveils “one substance, one assessment” reform package

Agency IQ

Commission unveils “one substance, one assessment” reform package The Commission has long aspired to realize its one substance, one assessment concept in the EU’s chemical regulatory regime. This also has clear potential to reduce animal testing, another key commitment made by the Commission.

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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

The first problem they had to tackle was the editor’s size, because the editor needs to be small enough to be packaged and delivered to specific cells in the body. From tool to drug Led by Neumann and Bertozzi, the researchers began engineering a new epigenome editor.

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FDA Brings its Formal Meetings Guidance Up to Date: What You Need to Know About Type D, INTERACT, and “In-Person” Meetings Under PDUFA

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

The meeting package for Type D meetings should be included with the meeting request. FDA intends to provide preliminary responses to Type D meeting packages no later than 5 calendar days before the meeting date. The goal for meeting minutes is the same as all other meeting types – 30 days after the meeting.

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Rapid delivery of toxicological material

Drug Target Review

However, developing an accelerated IND application requires that good laboratory practice (GLP) toxicological data must be generated, collected, interpreted and integrated in the IND-enabling data package. FDA no longer has to require animal testing for new drugs. References: 1 Wadman M.

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FDA Issues “Cliffs Notes”-style Guidance on Cell and Gene Therapy; What Questions Did They Answer? (Part 1)

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

The draft guidance recommends that no more than 15 questions are included in the briefing package. CBER will not commit to reviewing packages greater than 250 pages. The draft guidance states that a pre-BLA meeting request should be submitted at least 4 months before the anticipated BLA submission.

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Article FDA Thank You FDA proposes first update to orthopedic device coating guidance since 1990s

Agency IQ

Shelf life and packaging: The guidance offers information on what FDA reviewers would need to see related to shelf life testing in two areas: sterility and device/coating function. Clinical performance testing: Generally, clinical studies are not necessary for metallic and calcium phosphate coated devices.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You Explainer: carcinogen classification in the E.U., U.S., and internationally

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This framework is anchored in the Classification, Labeling, and Packaging Regulation (CLP) (1272/2008/EC), the bloc’s definitive legislation on classifying substances and mixtures. European Union The E.U. Currently, the CLP is aligned with parts from the sixth and seventh revised editions of the GHS.