The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: USPTO finalizes SAS rule, U.S. senators press case for permanent telehealth, CMS no fan of national coverage policy for Allomap, TGA posts guidance for class I tests, Marburg MCMs protected under PREP.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: Sacklers threatened with House subpoena; DEA proposes de-scheduling Alkermes drug; Marburg MCMs protected under PREP; OPDP: Don’t make risks a P.S.; U.S. Senators sound off on E&M offsets.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: 9 Meters, Albireo, Amryt, Bebig, Beigene, Citius, Chugai, Lipocine, Pfizer, Rafarma, Sinovac, Sorrento, Tricida, Tvax, United, Valeo.
TORONTO – Ontario and British Columbia med-tech companies have received CA$1.4 million (US$1 million) from Ottawa’s Supercluster fund, making a difference they said for patients suffering the long-range effects of COVID-19, chronic disease and undergoing joint replacement surgery.
No one will be sad to see the back of a horrendous year, with the raging pandemic bringing the world to its knees. However, the potential end to this dire situation is now tantalizingly in sight. The collective sigh of relief was certainly demonstrated by investors. According to Cowen & Co. analysts, “the sector had its strongest rally since the Spring and the biotech indices kept pace with the broader markets."
With the FDA perhaps days away from granting emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first U.S. COVID-19 vaccine, the Trump administration took a bow Dec. 8 at a summit called to celebrate what’s been accomplished and to explain what lies ahead in getting vaccines distributed throughout the country.
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