AI


CEPI, Korea Discuss Future Of AI-Based Global Health Cooperation

 
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At a recent discussion in South Korea, CEPI and other participants explored ways to discover new health cooperation models that go beyond traditional aid approaches and to strengthen Korea’s role.

EU AI Act – A Chance For The UK To Claw Back Pharma Innovation?

 

If the EU’s controversial Artificial Intelligence Act applies restrictive rules to pharmaceutical research and development activities, the UK could benefit from offering a more favorable regulatory environment, top lawyer Stephen Reese explains.

India-EU Trade Deal: Lower Tariffs, Investment Protection Under Discussion

 
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An India-EU trade deal sets ground for a free trade agreement to lower tariffs on pharma, though an investment protection agreement – likely influencing data exclusivity – will be concluded later. Will the US now reconsider its India tariffs?

AI In Drug Discovery: Data Ownership And IP Risks Loom, Lawyer Warns

 

Using artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development could have huge benefits for companies, but a key challenge will be addressing how data is used to train AI tools and managing intellectual property issues, says Clifford Chance’s Stephen Reese.

Cell & Gene Therapies


Brazil Drives Plan For Radical Pharma Innovation

 

The Brazilian government wants to boost the country’s capabilities to develop radical innovation that leads to new therapies for the national health system.

Rigor And Flexibility Collide At US FDA’s Biologics Center

 

Changing regulatory standards for cell and gene therapies extend the flexibility with manufacturing while the tabelecleucel complete response letter showed high expectations for rigor in clinical trials.

Faster Clinical Trials Ahead As EU Launches Biotech Act, IP Debate Looms

 
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The EU’s draft Biotech Act promises faster clinical trial approvals and innovation incentives, but the industry warns that intellectual property provisions have limited appeal.

CAR-T Standards Raised As US FDA Continues Policymaking Via Journal Article

 

Experts said the impact of the planned approval standard changes are difficult to assess given the potential for flexibility outlined in the JAMA article, as the FDA again eschews guidance and public comment in making new policy.

Digital Technologies


GLOBE MFN Demo Could Be More Defensible Than Trump’s Previous Attempt, If Implemented

 
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GLOBE resurrects Trump’s 2020 effort to try aligning Medicare Part B prices with lower prices abroad, but key aspects of the model have evolved and are noteworthy even if the demonstration does not advance as planned.

US FDA’s New Monoclonal Antibody Guidance Goes Beyond ‘Roadmap’ To Reduce Animal Testing

 
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The FDA proposed conditions for eliminating six-month animal studies in mAb development and gave examples when shorter-duration studies could be eliminated.

UK Regulator Expands Team To Assess Computer-Simulated Trials

 

The UK MHRA is looking to support drug sponsors in using in silico data during the drug development process – a move that will reduce the use of animal models.

Plans For EU Biotech Act Shift Up A Gear

 

Companies have until early November to respond to a public consultation from the European Commission on its planned Biotech Act, which it hopes will help unleash the potential of small and midsize enterprises in the bloc.

Platform Technologies


Complete Response Letter Trio Raises Prospect Of Tidal Shift In Regenerative Medicine Regulation

 

Replimune's RP1 oncolytic immunotherapy became the third regenerative medicine to receive an FDA complete response letter this month as the agency appears to re-visit previous agreements about accelerated approval.

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

 

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.

Elevidys Helps Sarepta To First US FDA Platform Technology Designation

 

Sarepta's rAAVrh74 vector, used in the marketed Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy Elevidys and across the company's limb girdle muscular dystrophy pipeline, earned a platform designation as the lead LGMD candidate prepares for BLA filing.

US FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Designation Lifts Off With Cellares Cell Shuttle

 

Cellares’ fully automated cell therapy manufacturing platform is the first system to receive an Advanced Manufacturing Technology designation from US FDA