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Big Drug, Small Panel: US FDA Adcomm For Eisai/Biogen’s Leqembi Includes Only Six Voting Members
Six is the fewest number of voting experts for a drug or biologic advisory committee dating back to at least 2015, according to the Pink Sheet Performance Tracker. Agency issued two conflict-of-interest waivers for the meeting, one of which was to a site principal investigator on lecanemab and aducanumab studies but who is no longer participating in the Leqembi review.

US FDA Balances Urgent Need For Platinum Chemotherapies Against Intas Plant’s Quality Failures
As politicians demand help for cancer-ridden constituents, the agency allows Indian plant that flunked inspection to resume exporting batches of cisplatin and carboplatin to the US, but only after passing independent 45-day batch certification reviews.

BIO Notebook: Waiting On Data, Adjusting To The IRA, And Focusing On All Patients
GSK, BridgeBio, and the US FDA’s patient-focused drug development director discuss contingency planning as the BIO International Convention concludes in Boston.
Vaccine Policy: Progress and Pitfalls
GSK Makes New Adult Immunization Push, Seeks Reimbursement Changes Following RSV Approvals
From ACIP to Part D to data transparency, GSK has several policy asks as it prepares to launch its new RSV vaccine for older adults. The Pink Sheet spoke with GSK’s vaccine policy lead about the firm’s new data platform and the worrisome US vaccination trends following the Covid pandemic.
International Regulators Focus On Omicron XBB For Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccine
UK Offers Fresh Funding For New Drugs & Vaccines Against AMR
EU’s Proposed Emergency Approval Route For Crisis-Related Products – Would It Work?
Pink Sheet Podcast: Alzheimer’s Drugs, US FDA’s New Patient Info Leaflet, COVID-19 Vaccine Harmonization
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US FDA’s June User Fee Calendar Starts Out Steady, But A Crescendo Of Decisions Will Start Mid-Month
Two gene therapies and two novel inhibitors of JAK kinases are among the upcoming goal dates from the Pink Sheet’s US FDA Performance Tracker.
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Global Pharma Guidance Tracker – April 2023
Stay up to date on regulatory guidelines from around the world with the Pink Sheet's Guidance Tracker. The complete Global Pharma Guidance Tracker, with sortable and searchable listings going back to 2014, is available online.
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AstraZeneca/Sanofi’s Nirsevimab Nears US FDA Approval After Overwhelmingly Positive Adcomm
When patients should receive the RSV prevention treatment was the subject of much debate even as the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted nearly unanimously that it should be approved for infants and neonates.
FDA’s Office Of Generic Drugs Gets New Permanent Director And Oversight Designee
Iilun Murphy, a 15-year agency veteran, takes helm of OGD. Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay to assume oversight of the office and report to CDER director.
Danon Disease Gene Therapy & TGCT Treatment Win EMA PRIME Designations
Promising early clinical trial results from Rocket and Abbisko respectively helped the companies secure their places on the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme, which aims to help speed up the development and regulatory review of treatments for unmet medical needs.
UK Industry ‘Struggling’ With Skill Gaps In AI, Robotics & Data Analytics
A new report says that pharma firms are finding it difficult to recruit staff with experience in emerging scientific technologies, particularly in areas such as regulatory and quality assurance. COVID-19, Brexit and competition for talent with other countries and industry sectors are cited as key factors.
Eisai/Biogen’s Leqembi Sees Clear Path To Regular Approval For Alzheimer’s Disease
US FDA will ask its advisory committee to weigh anti-amyloid drug’s benefit-risk in populations at higher risk for adverse events, but agency says lecanemab’s risks ‘do not appear to preclude traditional approval’ and the CLARITY AD trial demonstrated clinical efficacy and a reduction in brain amyloid.
France Trials Quicker Route To Patients For Innovative Medicines
France is piloting a new approach that will allow innovative products to be accessed by patients before a reimbursement price has been agreed.
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Saudi Regulator Becomes First Arab Member Of PIC/S
Saudi Arabia’s medicines agency says its membership of the international Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme will contribute to developing and raising inspectors' efficiency.
France Trials Quicker Route To Patients For Innovative Medicines
France is piloting a new approach that will allow innovative products to be accessed by patients before a reimbursement price has been agreed.
Merck Files First IRA Suit, Signaling Industry Is Ready To Fight
Coming less than three months before the statutory deadline for CMS to publish the initial list of drugs, Merck’s lawsuit calls US Medicare drug price negotiations ‘extortion’ in a complaint that could be the first of more legal pushback to follow.
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Danon Disease Gene Therapy & TGCT Treatment Win EMA PRIME Designations
Promising early clinical trial results from Rocket and Abbisko respectively helped the companies secure their places on the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme, which aims to help speed up the development and regulatory review of treatments for unmet medical needs.
UK Industry ‘Struggling’ With Skill Gaps In AI, Robotics & Data Analytics
A new report says that pharma firms are finding it difficult to recruit staff with experience in emerging scientific technologies, particularly in areas such as regulatory and quality assurance. COVID-19, Brexit and competition for talent with other countries and industry sectors are cited as key factors.
What Would An EU ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Bring To New Drug Development?
Digital health, AI, real-world evidence and “proactive learning” are key components of the EU’s proposals for new ways of regulating novel medicines, but only time will tell which products might benefit from the flexibilities offered by the “regulatory sandbox.”
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BIO Notebook Day 3: Venture Capital Musical Chairs, Pfizer’s Financing Strategy, And Boehringer on Being The Early Bird
Plus, Roche talks about why it wants to partner with firms that have machine learning expertise as the BIO International Convention continues in Boston.
BIO Notebook: GSK’s Walmsley On M&A; Merck On How Falling Valuations Are Affecting Deals
On the first day of the BIO International Convention, our reporters hear from industry leaders about tough financing, when to go public, and why ‘there shouldn't be 700 listed biotechs in the US.’
GSK Makes New Adult Immunization Push, Seeks Reimbursement Changes Following RSV Approvals
From ACIP to Part D to data transparency, GSK has several policy asks as it prepares to launch its new RSV vaccine for older adults. The Pink Sheet spoke with GSK’s vaccine policy lead about the firm’s new data platform and the worrisome US vaccination trends following the Covid pandemic.
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Saudi Regulator Becomes First Arab Member Of PIC/S
Saudi Arabia’s medicines agency says its membership of the international Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme will contribute to developing and raising inspectors' efficiency.
Why Generic Drug Manufacturing Is Faltering And Ways To Bolster It
Academic expert provides insight into the economic and quality challenges behind generic drug shortages, and what to do about it.
UK In Major Move To Boost Commercial Clinical Trials & Improve Life Sciences Environment
The publication of two major reports has led the UK government to announce a £650m “Life Sci for Growth” package to bolster the life sciences sector.
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