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AdComms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice?

Eye on FDA

FDA has had its reputation tested not only by that decision but by the events of the past few years that called into question a possible politicization of the process and all of the misinformation around COVID-19 and vaccinations. The most active of these committees with vacancies this year has been the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee.

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Women in STEM with Kristina Torfgard

Drug Target Review

I am a pharmacist by training and continued with a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology. However, my goal was all the time to work with drug development in the pharma industry, so I moved on and started that journey in 1992 when I took on a role as Clinical Research Manager at AstraHässle, a mid-size Swedish pharma company.

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New strategy for COVID-19 prophylaxis?

The Pharma Data

Dr. Gunther Hartmann from the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology at the University Hospital Bonn, in cooperation with other members of the cluster of excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn, have shown this in mice. Researchers led by Prof. Participating institutions and funding.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You BsUFA III regulatory science pilot offers progress report, fields stakeholder criticisms and questions

Agency IQ

Biosimilar product developers are expected to conduct foundational analytical studies, animal studies, clinical pharmacology and immunogenicity assessments, and additional clinical evaluations to demonstrate biosimilarity or interchangeability. Developing biosimilars is an extensive and expensive process.

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In Silico Modeling Unveils a New Era in Rare Disease Drug Development

The Premier Consulting Blog

Figure 1: Comparison of Clinical Trial Designs The Prelude to Applying In Silico Trials for Rare Diseases In silico clinical trials have been recognized by the FDA as useful tools in advancing personalized treatment and streamlining randomized controlled trials.

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TOP 5 WAYS INTEGRATED DRUG DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY

Alta Sciences

Integrated Clinical Sites Accelerate Timelines Well-suited and qualified clinical pharmacology units (CPUs) for early phase trials are getting more expensive to run due to the growing complexity of required clinical procedures, and the precision around participants to be recruited.

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FDA Advisory Committee Review of 2021

Eye on FDA

Of note, this tally does not include meetings of the Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee held to consider a recommendation for COVID-19 vaccines, but includes only drugs and biologics. FDA Adcomms have been declining in number even as the agency approves more drugs.

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