The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has followed through on an earlier threat to reduce payments for various sorts of radiology services in the physician fee schedule, including those invoked during episodes of cancer care, but Congress may yet intervene.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Smileyscope.
Briacell Therapeutics Corp. has received IND clearance from the FDA to begin clinical studies with Bria-OTS, the first generation of the company’s personalized off-the-shelf cellular immunotherapy for breast cancer.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.’s SYS-6011 has been cleared by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to enter clinical trials in China for solid tumors.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a unique role in enforcement of medical product communication even though the department shares oversight of medical product promotions with the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Companies developing Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions have agreed to work with governments to test models both pre- and post-deployment, in a bid to manage the risks around security, safety and societal harms. The landmark agreement was reached at the first AI Safety Summit, held at Bletchley Park, in the U.K.
Privacy considerations have been front and center for U.S. federal government agencies for more than two decades, but several states have jumped into the privacy arena with their own legislative imperatives. While companies in the medical device industry would like to see a less imposing thicket of related enforcement requirements, Nancy Perkins of Arnold & Porter LLP said there is little prospect that Congress will relieve the predicament with anything resembles preemptive legislation.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Abbott, Empatica, Polaris.
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