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President Bio-den? Executive Order Highlights Value Of Biotech – But Doesn’t Change Pricing Message

 
• By Michael McCaughan

The White House is playing up a new initiative to support ‘biotechnology and biomanufacturing.’ The focus on innovation is always a welcome theme – but it does not signal any change in the emphasis on cutting drug pricing in the Biden Administration.

President Bio-den
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The Biden Administration is launching a new National Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing Initiative designed to encourage investment in biotechnology via an executive order signed by the President on 12 September.

“This initiative will grow the strength and diversity of domestic biomanufacturing capacity, expand market opportunities for bio-based products through the...

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UK’s Decentralized Manufacturing Rules Designed To Allow For ‘Future Developments’

 
• By Eliza Slawther

The UK drug regulator acknowledges that technology will “move on” and, as such, has designed its decentralized manufacturing regulation to be as “enduring” as possible. Experts from the MHRA explain what products are covered by the new framework and how it has been future-proofed.

EUCOPE Wants Simpler Manufacturing Rules And Framework For Combined Trials Under EU Biotech Act

 
• By Eliza Slawther

EU authorities must “take advantage” of the upcoming Biotech Act to reassess the bloc’s policies and “offset existing challenges” for small and midsized enterprises, trade association EUCOPE has said.

UK MHRA Helps Sponsors Prepare For ‘World’s First’ Decentralized Manufacturing Framework

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

The UK drug regulator, the MHRA, is set to launch its decentralized manufacturing framework in July, and has issued a series of guidance documents that it believes will help companies and also be of value to other countries that are considering how best to regulate the fledging sector.

How Pharma Companies Can Mitigate The Impact Of US Tariffs On The Supply Chain

 
• By Ewan Townsend

If US tariffs on pharmaceutical supply chain products come into force they could be disruptive for companies. Ewan Townsend, of the international law firm Arnold & Porter, explains how companies can mitigate issues through negotiating with suppliers and reallocating tariff responsibilities.

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UK MHRA: Bacteriophage Developers Wanted ‘More Clarity’ On UK Framework

 
• By Eliza Slawther

Julian Beach, interim executive director of healthcare quality and access at the UK drug regulator, the MHRA, tells the Pink Sheet how the agency is responding to increased efforts to develop bacteriophage therapies.

Novo, Lilly Ad Challenges Cause Discontinued Claims For Compounded GLP-1s

 
• By Sue Sutter

Two pharmacies, a medical spa and a telehealth company voluntarily removed efficacy, safety and quality claims for compounded GLP-1 products after innovator companies filed challenges with the National Advertising Division.

EU Emergency Response Authority Needs Bigger Budget To Address Health Threats, Says Industry

 
• By Eliza Slawther

The EU must renew the mandate of its Health Emergency Response Authority to support medicine stockpiles and enable agile manufacturing to combat antimicrobial resistance and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, says trade organization EUCOPE.