Can a false-claims suit be filed if doctors have different opinions about whether a treatment was necessary? The Supreme Court won’t say.

The pharmaceutical industry and other stakeholders have taken part in the launch event for a new initiative intended to tackle issues that have been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as supply chain resilience and medicine shortages. The project has drawn a mixed response from industry bodies.

Samsung Bioepis has announced that its SB17 proposed biosimilar ustekinumab rival to Janssen’s $7.7bn Stelara brand has moved into Phase I trials.