Claiming that they’re suffering the consequences of a March 27 directive ordering a mass reduction in force and reorganization throughout the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 19 states and the District of Columbia took their grievances to court.
U.S. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is starting to fill the vacancies at the agency that’s seen its senior leadership ravaged by retirements and terminations. Makary’s first pick is Vinay Prasad as the new head of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research (CBER), the center that oversees vaccines, blood products, allergenics and cellular, tissue and gene therapies.
Australian biopharma stakeholders welcomed the reelection of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who promised to expand Medicare and to invest more in Australian research.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Amgen, Bavarian Nordic, Cytokinetics, Genmab, Innocare.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Alk-Abello, ARS, Crown, Indivior, Next, Pliant, Synhale.