Despite pipeline setbacks in 2022, TG Therapeutics Inc. ended the year on a positive note, with U.S. FDA approval of its glycoengineered CD20 monoclonal antibody, ublituximab, in relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). Branded Briumvi, the drug is set to go up against approved anti-CD20 antibodies Kesimpta (ofatumumab, Novartis AG) and Ocrevus (ocrelizumab, Roche Holding AG).
The fifth medical device user fee agreement (MDUFA V) included several new programs, such as a program intended to aid device makers in an efficient to-market process. However, MDUFA V also boosted device user fees for many applications by 55% but turnaround times for these applications will remain essentially flat compared to MDUFA IV.
Although the war is still raging in Ukraine, Russia is marching forward with asserting its regulatory framework on health care in the parts of Ukraine it’s claiming as the spoils of the war it started 11 months ago.
Facing a 26.5% rebate on 2023 sales of branded prescription drugs in the U.K., the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) is seeking talks with the government early in the new year to develop a new biopharma settlement for the future that will reflect the potential of the life sciences sector to drive improvements in the health and economy of the U.K.
The Australian government delivered an early Christmas present to the biopharma industry in the form of a new National Medicines Policy giving voice to major industry goals – among them a clear vision to “achieve the world’s best health, social and economic outcomes for all Australians through a highly supportive medicines policy environment.”
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Polarean Imaging.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Genentech, Intercept, Ipsen, Janux, Kaken, Leo, Mediwound, Mindrank AI, Neuren, Neurocrine, Nova Mentis, Regeneron, Revive, Springworks, Valneva, Zielbio.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices made by Philips Respironics Inc. are still presumed by the U.S. FDA and other regulators to present a health hazard to patients, but the company’s latest data seem to suggest otherwise. In a Dec. 21 statement, the Royal Philips subsidiary said that testing suggests no appreciable harm to health related to particulate matter emissions from the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam in these devices, and that there is no evidence of long-term harm associated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), both of which are conclusions with which the FDA may not agree.
Seekin Inc.’s cancer mutation detection kit Pancanseek for leukemia patients has received a CE-IVD mark, expanding the company’s reach in the testing space.
Congress has wrapped up the budget for fiscal year 2023 with yet another significant boost to funds for the National Institutes of Health, but the omnibus legislation also authorizes the U.S. FDA to designate academic research centers as centers of excellence for continuous drug manufacturing. A conspicuous omission from the omnibus was the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act for FDA regulation of lab-developed tests (LDTs), an omission that drew both praise and criticism from stakeholders.
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