Neena Brizmohun
Executive Editor
Neena has been covering regulatory, business and market access developments that impact pharmaceutical and medical device companies since 1997. She explores the challenges and opportunities that developments worldwide introduce for industry and regulators. Her areas of expertise include regulatory schemes for getting products to market faster. Neena's other specialist areas include new medicines coming to market in the EU, pricing and reimbursement, clinical trials, real-world evidence, post-marketing safety monitoring, transparency policies relating to the publication of trial data, and global harmonization initiatives for pharma and medtech.
Latest From Neena Brizmohun
All Eyes On Pricing Model As EU Crunch Time Nears For First Ophthalmic Bevacizumab
If Outlook Therapeutics’ Lytenava secures EU approval for wet AMD, the company says it expects to price the drug as a lower cost alternative to biosimilars and premium branded products for the condition, and higher than off-label compounds.
EMA Decision Time For Aztreonam-Avibactam; High-Stakes Meeting For Lecanamab
The European Medicines Agency is this week deciding whether a number of new drugs should win EU approval.
New EU Filings
Seladelpar, CymaBay Therapeutics's investigational treatment for primary biliary cholangitis, is among the latest products that have been filed for review by the European Medicines Agency for potential EU marketing approval.
Vertex Resolves To Reverse English Funding Rejection For CRISPR Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
The health technology assessment institute, NICE, is not yet ready to recommend Casgevy for sickle cell disease and says it wants more data. Meanwhile, an access agreement relating to the treatment’s use for transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia is making progress in England, as are reimbursement talks for SCD in other European countries.
New UAE Regulator Calls On Drug and Device Companies To Help Shape Mandate
Facilitating and strengthening R&D, intellectual property rights protection and drug safety are among the goals of the soon-to-be-launched Emirates Drug Establishment. Despite the name, the entity is also responsible for device regulation.
NASH: Madrigal Files Resmetirom In EU While US Action Date Closes In
Resmetirom, which could become the first approved treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, is among 11 new drugs that the European Medicines Agency has started to review for potential EU approval. Meanwhile, a decision on whether to approve the drug in the US is due on 14 March.