Closed-Loop Inspections? Strict COVID Zero Policy Delays US FDA’s China Field Trips
Executive Summary
Chinese biotechs are bracing for lengthy delays as the nation’s unwaveringly stringent restrictions continue to cause barriers to on-site inspections from the US FDA. Hard-hit domestic firms are proposing a ‘quarantine bubble’ like that used during the Beijing Winter Olympics to put back on track the field checks necessary for obtaining biologics approvals.
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