Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration initiated court proceedings against Philips Electronics Australia Ltd. over sound abatement foam used in CPAP machines marketed under the Respironics brand.
Nibec Co. Ltd. announced May 28 the signing of a potential $435 million license deal for NP-201, its phase II-ready peptide-based pulmonary fibrosis therapy candidate, with an undisclosed U.S.-based biotech company.
Nibec Co. Ltd. announced May 28 the signing of a potential $435 million license deal for NP-201, its phase II-ready peptide-based pulmonary fibrosis therapy candidate, with an undisclosed U.S.-based biotech company.
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration floated a draft rule on risk classification for in vitro diagnostics, which does not apply to home use tests, the subject of impending rulemaking.
A slow-down in EU medical device audits due to the long-delayed transition to the EU Medical Device Regulation is leading to increased applications to Australia as small businesses bypass Europe altogether.
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has once again decided against approving Eisai Australia Pty Ltd.’s amyloid beta binder, Leqembi (lecanemab), for treating patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease and mild Alzheimer's dementia.
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved CSL Ltd.’s Andembry (garadacimab) for preventing recurrent hereditary angioedema attacks, marking the first global approval for the drug that was discovered and developed in Australia by CSL scientists.
Harmonized regulations for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) across Asia Pacific are sorely needed at a time when LDTs continue to play a critical role in addressing unmet needs in the region, according to a recent whitepaper developed by APACMed.
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration posted a draft guidance dealing with non-mandatory audits for premarket applications, which says that a transcatheter aortic valve replacement device that has been approved by the U.S. FDA may not be subject to such an audit.