Two CEOs explain why their rare disease companies will not grant preapproval access to investigational drugs under new federal law; Alnylam sees no need for framework beyond FDA’s expanded access pathway, while Sarepta is focused on the ‘grand goal’ of getting drugs studied and approved for the patient community.
The federal right-to-try law was a prime topic for conversation at the recent 2018 BIO International Convention in Boston, coming just days after President Trump signed the measure that creates a new pathway for preapproval access to investigational medicines.
The Pink Sheet spoke with the CEOs of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., two biotech companies...
A survey asks FDA staff to disclose whether DEI policies caused discrimination or resulted in disciplinary action against career employees over the past five years, but uses a web form that the general public also can access.
Clarity on what transferable exclusivity vouchers may look like for new antimicrobial drugs could be nearing. Denmark’s new presidency of the Council of the EU has prioritized concluding its negotiations with European Parliament over the legislative overhaul of the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation.
After pursuing Alchem International for breaches of EU antitrust rules – relating to a cartel over the SNBB pharmaceutical ingredient used in Buscopan and its generics – the European Commission has now hit the firm with a €489,000 fine.
