After nearly two years with an acting director, the U.S. NIH now has a confirmed leader. The Senate voted 62-36 Nov. 7 to confirm Monica Bertagnolli, a cancer surgeon and researcher, as the next director of the research agency.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Soundwave Hearing.
Multinational pharma companies like Moderna Inc. and Sanofi SA are setting up mRNA R&D centers in Australia and are banking on the country’s decades of mRNA expertise to bring new therapeutics to the clinic and to serve as regional hubs in Asia Pacific, speakers said during the Ausbiotech 2023 conference held Nov 1-3 in Brisbane, Australia.
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.
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