Speaking during the 2021 China Pharmaceutical Innovation 100 Summit, industry insiders called for more regulatory talent and even an organizational revamp to clear innovative products faster and support the global development strategies of Chinese drugmakers.
SHANGHAI – China’s regulatory environment has evolved to encourage drug innovation, but despite remarkable progress, mounting pricing pressure from the government and a weak insurance sector remain as barriers.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: NICE needs more evidence for Clarity RMS for AKI; Thermacor disposable sets recalled.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Acutus Medical, Hemanext, Lumiradx.
The FDA’s Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee will be venturing into new territory April 15 in which it not only has to consider whether the benefit of Celltrans Inc.’s donislecel is clinically meaningful, but it also will have to define the indication.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Akouos, Avenue, Axcella Health, Celularity, Janssen, Kibow, Lintonpharm, Neuraptive, Novartis, RDIF, Vtv.
The FDA and the CDC have jointly recommended a temporary pause in the further rollout of Johnson & Johnson Co.’s COVID-19 vaccine while they investigate six rare clotting cases in adults ages 18 to 48.
Cosmo Artificial Intelligence Ltd. received the FDA’s nod for its GI Genius intelligent endoscopy system. The device – the first of its kind, according to the agency – uses artificial intelligence (AI)-based on machine learning to improve the detection of lesions during colonoscopy. It will be rolled out in the U.S. by Medtronic plc, which has exclusive worldwide distribution rights.