Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.
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All RSV vaccines with US FDA approval for high-risk younger adult patients will be incorporated in US CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommendations. Merck’s infant RSV antibody is on track for a June vote
Tracy Beth Høeg, who is reportedly re-examining Novavax’s COVID vaccine application, is the FDA rep at the CDC panel’s first meeting under the Trump Administration. She raised concerns about routine use of Jynneos for adolescents at risk of mpox and questioned how Moderna assessed efficacy of its COVID vaccines.
Most, if not all, adcomm support staff in the drug and biologic centers who handled meeting-specific tasks have been laid off, although sponsors still are preparing for the public reviews. Meanwhile, some cut FDA employees are being called back to work for "continuity of operations activities."
Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.
India is pressing ahead with “big shifts” in its regulatory approach for cell and gene therapies. Reduced “layers of review”, tighter internal timelines, upcoming guidelines to facilitate CGT development and reforms in the constitution of expert committees are some of the key changes.
Tracy Beth Høeg, who is reportedly re-examining Novavax’s COVID vaccine application, is the FDA rep at the CDC panel’s first meeting under the Trump Administration. She raised concerns about routine use of Jynneos for adolescents at risk of mpox and questioned how Moderna assessed efficacy of its COVID vaccines.
Cellares’ fully automated cell therapy manufacturing platform is the first system to receive an Advanced Manufacturing Technology designation from US FDA
