The U.S. FDA’s stated policy is that it will not review emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for lab-developed tests (LDTs) for the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean labs are completely shut out. The FDA’s Toby Lowe said that a lab that wants to pair an assay that already has an EUA with a new software installation on lab instrumentation can work with the assay developer to update that EUA.
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Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: New opportunities for detecting osteoporosis; Brazilian researchers discover how muscle regenerates after exercise; Different outcomes by race/ethnicity among patients with COVID-19 and rheumatic disease.
HONG KONG – Humanigen Inc. has executed its first licensing agreement in the Asia-Pacific region, in a deal worth up to $20 million that gives Telcon RF Pharmaceutical Inc. and KPM Tech Co. Ltd. the development and commercialization rights to lenzilumab for COVID-19 in South Korea and the Philippines.
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The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: FDA announces recall of discontinued Medtronic catheter.
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