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Dragonfly Therapeutics and Bristol Myers Squibb Announce Exclusive Global License for Dragonfly’s IL-12 Investigational Immunotherapy Program

The Pharma Data

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and the definitive agreement with Dragonfly (the “Definitive Agreement”).

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The National Products Association Challenges FDA’s Interpretation of the Dietary Supplement Exclusionary Clause

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

By Riëtte van Laack — The dietary supplement exclusionary clause is, as its name suggests, a clause in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) definition of dietary supplement. On August 28 of this year, NPA sued FDA challenging FDA’s determination that NMN is excluded from the dietary supplement definition.

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PharmaDrug Enters Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Sairiyo Therapeutics Inc. Who Recently Received Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for Esophageal Cancer

The Pharma Data

1 Sairiyo has an exclusive license from a research and development organization to develop and commercialize reformulated Cepharanthine for all diseases and exclusive rights to the patent, method of manufacturing, clinical supply, pre-clinical data and know-how to support FDA clinical trials. PharmaDrug Inc.

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FDA’s Revised Draft Guidance on Biological Product Promotion Provides Additional Recommendations/Clarifications

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The Revised Draft Guidance emphasizes that where multiple products are licensed as biosimilar to and interchangeable with or biosimilar to but not interchangeable with the same reference product, promotional communications should avoid suggesting that any of the products are less safe or effective than each other for their approved uses.

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FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Amongst other things, FDA co-opted many of the same definitions for key terms for implementation of the BPCIA. FDA borrowed this definition from 21 C.F.R. FDA replied that its definition of strength including concentration was clear even in 2009. mL), to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with High Concentration Humira (e.g.,

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CMS Publishes Grab Bag of Proposed Changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Most are new or revised definitions and administrative changes, but several proposals represent new policies that should be of concern to drug manufacturers. What is noteworthy about this proposed definition is that it adds a new requirement that “[a] manufacturer must make data available to CMS to support its finding.”

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Biotech Risk Cycles: Assets And Platforms

LifeSciVC

In-licensing molecules from other players, due to a partner’s strategic shifts, budget challenges, or geographic access, can be a great way to jumpstart early stage companies around more advanced assets. There’s definitely a place in the market, and in the therapeutic armamentarium, for incremental innovation.