In a recent blog post, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reinforced FDA’s plans for supporting the growing innovation in medical technology. Dr. Gottlieb reemphasized the support for digital medical technologies through the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act, which requires FDA to clearly define those technologies that are used for the promotion of health life […]
As reported by FiercePharma here, the Supreme Court sided with biosimilar makers regarding the timing of notice to the innovator and agreed that the notice can be accomplished prior to FDA approval of the biosimilar application. Early notice could provide biosimilar applicants up to a 180-day earlier launch, meaning (obviously) a potentially earlier market entry […]
As reported by FDA WebView (here [subscription required]), FDA announced the appointment of three former congressional staffers Dr. Gottlieb has chosen to add to his current team, as his team builds his vision for the Agency is becoming more clear. And it is not the usual vision we have seen from past commissioners. As an example, […]
On May 8, 2017, the US FDA’s Center for Radiological Health announced that it will be establishing a new digital health unit under the Office of the Center Director. This is just the latest step the Agency is taking to try to keep pace with the quickly evolving and rapidly growing digital medical device industry. […]
With Scott Gottlieb, M.D., winning confirmation to head the FDA yesterday, the Agency is ready to move forward to the beat of a different drummer. It will be an interesting ride and we will watch it along the way. It also looks like the User Fee legislation may make its way to law, as it […]
The MHRA has presented their 2016 inspectorate deficiency trend data for 2016. MHRA publishes the assessment with the hope that industry will perform their own assessment against the deficiency findings, as part of self-inspection and continuous improvement. A complete version of the MHRA presentation can be found here. In comparison to 2015, the MHRA increased […]
Following the lead of many of the world’s pharmaceutical regulatory agencies, on April 6, 2017, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) released a Data Management and Data Integrity (DMDI) policy statement. TGA states that the policy “serves to provide some clarification regarding the TGA’s official position regarding DMDI practices for industry,” but at the same […]
The 11th annual Workshop on Recent Issues in Bioanalysis (WRIB) has ended in sunny Hollywood, CA. The WRIB provides an opportunity for both industry and regulators to discuss challenges facing the bioanalytical community in the analysis of both small and large molecules. This year’s workshop had the largest turnout ever, with approximately 750 attendees from […]
It’s late, do you know where your data is? Are you really sure? Would you be able to assure a regulatory agency that you fully understand and control the flow of data from data generation through processing, reporting, data review, archive and retrieval? If the answer to all the above questions is yes, congratulations! Unfortunately, […]
Just as the various User Fee Acts (UFA) go to congress for mark-up and reauthorization, a proposed administration budget contains a suggested doubling of fees charged for medical product reviews. Am I seeing this correctly? Industry and FDA have worked tirelessly over the last year and a half to get the various User Fee programs […]
