Biologics Transition 'Dead Zone' Could Be Eliminated Under US Senate Bill

Health Canada’s proposal to no longer require biosimilar manufacturers to prove the safety and efficacy of their product through Phase III clinical trials marks a pivotal change in Canada’s regulatory approach.

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ resmetirom could become the first approved treatment for non-cirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in the EU, if the European Medicines Agency issues a positive opinion for the drug later this week.

FDA employees are concerned that while the budget authority total proposed for fiscal year 2026 meets the user fee appropriations' triggers, the FDA could have trouble meeting allocation triggers without cuts to non-review work.

The International Council for Harmonisation has identified four new topics that can benefit from global regulatory alignment, with timelines for initiating work to be determined later.