FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

MAY 1, 2024

proudly announces the return of attorney Sarah Wicks to its drug development and compliance group. Sarah brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of advising innovative drug and biologics companies through the intricate landscape of product development and commercialization. Valentine, HPM Director.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Development of cell and gene therapies is growing rapidly, given the major advances in genomic technologies and increasing scientific understanding of genetic regulation and immunology. As in all nonclinical drug development programs, the goal is to identify potential safety issues in humans. Is fit-for-purpose?

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

MARCH 13, 2023

Bauer, Senior Regulatory Drug Expert & James E. Valentine — Incorporating patient and caregiver experiences into every phase of drug development has become increasingly prioritized during both development and review ( see, e.g. , previous coverage here ). By Larry J.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 19, 2024

The mission of Lineage Cell Therapeutics is to deliver on some of the early promises of cell therapy. Cell therapy as a concept is a wonderful idea, but many of the early efforts never generated the kind of clinical data that gets people excited and leads to new medicines. Hearing aids also have all sorts of deficits.

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ASPET

OCTOBER 12, 2023

To maintain cadence with looming threats in a prolonged field care environment, the broader medical countermeasure (MCM) enterprise must adopt new strategies for CBRN-addressing drug development. CBRN MCMs).

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Drug development for these conditions has unique and complex challenges, therefore few treatments are available to patients.” GeMDAC’s mandate is to advise the Agency on these complicated issues in this challenging area of medical product development.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lewis, Senior Regulatory Device & Biologics Expert — On October 20, 2023, FDA announced the availability of the final guidance authored by CBER titled “Voluntary Consensus Standards Recognition Program for Regenerative Medicine Therapies.” A considerable roadblock in the development of RMT products is a lack of regulatory predictability.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

JANUARY 4, 2023

Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert — On December 7, 2022, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) held a town hall to answer questions related to cell therapy and tissue-engineered products chemistry, manufacturing, and contr­­ols (CMC).

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Agency IQ

APRIL 12, 2024

Draft guidance on potency assays for CGT products garners extensive stakeholder input Late last year, the FDA published a draft update to its 2011 guidance on potency assays for cell and gene therapy products, unveiling a major shift in approach to the issue. How does “potency” apply to cell and gene therapy (CGT) products?

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Vial

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the decades since its identification in 1989, advances in clinical research for new Hepatitis C therapies and the introduction of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have led to viral eradication in more than 98% of patients, resulting in HCV crossing from manageable to being the first curable , chronic viral infection. Zhao et al.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

BY RACHEL COE, MSC | FEB 7, 2024 10:21 PM CST The Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium A collaborative effort, the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC) was launched in October 2021 to “accelerate development of gene therapies for the 30 million Americans who suffer from a rare disease.”

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 4, 2021

5, 2021 /RPNewswire/ — Last December 25 , the anti-tumor drug candidate Chiauranib, developed by Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., About the Breakthrough Therapy Designation. SHENZHEN, China , Jan.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

My clinical background as a physician led me to drug development, where I realised I could have an even broader impact on patient well-being. By fostering the fluid movement between research and clinical practice, we can better contribute to the development of therapies, which has been the most rewarding aspect of my career.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 4, 2021

Collaboration with Biogen to develop gene therapy for an undisclosed target to treat inherited eye disease, plus option for additional target. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ViGeneron GmbH , a gene therapy company, today announced a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Biogen Inc. About ViGeneron.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 4, 2020

Novartis is celebrating the success of its one-time CAR T therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) in patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) follicular lymphoma (FL), revealing that the therapy met its primary its primary endpoint of complete response rate (CRR) in Phase 2 trials, according to an independent review committee.

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DrugBank

OCTOBER 4, 2024

These structures are particularly relevant in dealing with uncertainty about the future commercial potential of the target's products. Recent changes in drug approval processes, intellectual property laws, and pricing regulations have introduced both opportunities and challenges for dealmakers.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Primary endpoints of this study include safety, tolerability, and tumor response of the ASP-1929 photoimmunotherapy in combination with anti-PD1 therapy. Outside of Japan , Illuminox therapies have not yet been approved as safe or effective by any regulatory authority. SAN MATEO, Calif. , ” About Rakuten Medical, Inc.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While this is a small number of people in each rare disease patient community, the significant and continued growth of rare disease drug development is unsurprising given that there are over 10,000 rare diseases , with more being discovered every year. Roughly 80% of rare diseases are due to a known genetic driver.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

What specific cost-cutting measures can AI provide in the manufacturing process of cell and gene therapy, and how do these compare to traditional methods? The cell and gene therapy (CGT) space provides a great example of the potential of AI. AI can vastly improve cell culture, a critical step in cell therapy production.

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PPD

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There has been an unprecedented expansion of different types of pharmaceutical therapies, as well as a change in the overall approach to health care. 1 With this growth comes increased demands for laboratory services at all steps across the development process.

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PPD

MARCH 26, 2024

A large majority of drug developers utilize FSP or hybrid FSP/FSO models, half are “heavy users” Heavy users: Those that use FSP or hybrid FSP/FSO models for most of their clinical development outsourcing. Heavy users leverage these models for nearly three-quarters of their outsourcing.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved belimumab (Benlysta®), the first-ever treatment for adults with lupus nephritis (LN) who are currently receiving standard therapy. Lupus causes the production of proteins called autoantibodies in the immune system, which attack tissues and organs, including the kidneys.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

. “Our initial focus is to develop standardized drug formulations with precise, predictable and efficient API delivery for clinical study and therapeutic use.” Psilocybin has recently been designated twice as a “breakthrough therapy” by the U.S. ” Prof.

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Alta Sciences

JULY 25, 2024

TOP MANUFACTURING AND ANALYTICAL SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES Podcast: Successful Manufacturing of Clinical Trial Supply Join our formulation and pharmacy experts as they share insider secrets for overcoming clinical trial challenges and resolving issues that could impact your drug development program's timeline. Read the eBook.

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Drug Target Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

What is drug formulation? Drug formulation is the process of designing and producing a final medicinal product from an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). 1 The goal is to create a dosage form that delivers the drug effectively to the intended site of action with optimal patient benefit and a good commercial value.

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Cytel

AUGUST 28, 2023

A clinical development plan — a comprehensive strategy for developing an investigational product through regulatory submission — is a critical component of drug development and helps ensure that new therapies are safe, effective, and of high quality.

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DrugBank

JULY 24, 2024

For example, PROTACs targeting STAT3, a protein crucial for tumor growth, have shown promise where conventional therapies have failed. Similarly, PROTACs can target and degrade overexpressed proteins, offering a way to overcome drug resistance, a common issue in cancer treatment.

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PerkinElmer

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Reduce the time and costs for drug development Drug discovery takes an extraordinary amount of time and money to complete. The use of ML/DL in high content screening of thousands of potential drug candidates reduces the time, personnel, and costs needed to complete the screening and data analysis.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 2, 2022

Boehringer Ingelheim and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) today announced a global licensing agreement under which Boehringer Ingelheim will obtain exclusive worldwide rights to research, develop and commercialize products based on a panel of innovative, tumor-specific antibodies from A*STAR.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) and Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced a global antibody manufacturing collaboration to significantly increase the supply capacity available for Lilly ‘s potential COVID-19 therapies. INDIANAPOLIS and THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 30, 2023

TOP NONCLINICAL SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES eBook : Safety Assessment for Ophthalmic Products Designing preclinical studies for ocular therapies take a lot of deliberation. The Altascientist : Issue No. Read or listen now. Watch the video. Listen here. The Altascientist : Issue No. Read or listen now. Want to see more?

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Drug Target Review

MARCH 15, 2024

Advancements in cell line development (CLD), including screening and selection of final clones, scale up, automation and digitalisation have enabled precision and enhanced productivity. This article will focus on a novel transposon system for stable clone development with low variation. Disclaimer: For research use only.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Beitz for 14 years was Director of the Office of Drug Evaluation III (ODE 3) in OND where she oversaw the Division of Gastroenterology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, the Division of Dermatology and Dental Products, and the Division of Bone, Reproductive and Urology Products.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 22, 2021

Novartis is committed to reimagining prostate cancer through targeted radioligand therapy with 177 Lu-PSMA-617. More than 15 dedicated early to late development and research programs underway to identify the next wave of radioligand therapies for cancer. About 177 Lu-PSMA-617.

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H1 Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

To do this, they must identify unmet needs or areas of inadequacy in existing therapies, develop strategies that address those needs, and engage with the stakeholders (HCPs) who are affected by them. In this blog post, we’ll explore how early diversity in HCP engagement can drive better outcomes and equity in drug development.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

Contrary to popular belief, ageing is not caused by just random wear and tear of our bodies over time but is instead caused by a discrete set of biological mechanisms that we now better understand and can target with therapies. a clinical-stage private biopharma company developing therapies for neurological and psychiatric diseases.

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