The U.S. Office of Inspector General examined the volume of tests for allergies and respiratory pathogens conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and found a few outlier testing labs that billed a conspicuous volume of such tests. While the agency recommended that the CMS examine these claims more closely, the results also suggest that enforcement action may be en route for the more than 160 labs identified as having filed a higher than typical volume of claims for these tests.

The conviction and sentencing of Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani of Theranos Corp. might be seen as an example of retribution for testing technology that didn’t exist and thus endangered patients, but that perception doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

China recently approved four COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in a span of two days. The nods were granted to Clover Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., Sinocelltech Group Ltd., Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co. Ltd. and Westvac Biopharma Co. Ltd. There is still no mRNA vaccine approved in the country.

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Endomag.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Amarin, Ascletis, Delta-Fly, Moleculin, Novavax, Oncopeptides, Qualigen, Sionna.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has developed a number of policies related to corporate misconduct over the past couple of decades, some of which were stood up only to be reversed a short time later.

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Endologix, Moon Surgical, Shineco, Thermo Fisher, Ultromics.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Altrubio, Biocardia, Biogen, Curadev, Ocuphire, Sage, SQZ, Vistagen.