The ongoing controversy over patent subject matter eligibility gained new momentum via a Jan. 23 U.S. Senate hearing, during which a bipartisan pair of senators once again pushed the argument that current jurisprudence for subject matter eligibility is hampering U.S. life science companies.
Getting revolutionary genetic medicines to the right place is the reason Genedit Inc. was created, and CEO Kunwoo Lee pared down the mission in one word. “Delivery, delivery, delivery,” Lee told BioWorld in describing the goal of Genedit’s Nanogalaxy platform that is focused on delivering genetic medicines into select tissue. Privately held Genedit will work with Genentech to find and develop hydrophilic nanoparticles for creating nucleic acid-based drugs to treat autoimmune diseases. Genedit is getting $15 million up front in a new deal that could bring in up to $629 million in near-term, preclinical and clinical development, commercial and net sales milestones.
The U.S. FDA is undergoing a significant overhaul of operations which is designed in part to make the agency’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) more efficient and less obtrusive to product centers, such as the Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
Is it an unconstitutional taking when U.S. FDA reviewers disclose a brand company’s claimed trade secrets or confidential commercial information to would-be competitors? That’s a question the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has yet to answer. While the court dismissed some of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s claims against the FDA, its Jan. 18 opinion left open the debate of whether such disclosures, intentional or inadvertent, are a per se or regulatory taking.
The U.S. Congress has passed a continuing resolution (CR) for the fiscal 2024 budget, an exercise that has become all too common as a substitute for a full suite of spending bills in an era of growing deficits.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have identified a proteomic signature that could recognize long COVID six months after acute infection. Biologically, the signature indicated that the complement system remained active in patients with long COVID six months after infection. Translationally, it could lead to a diagnostic test for long COVID, and suggests that targeting the complement system could be a therapeutic approach to prevent or treat the disorder.
The U.S. FDA issued a complete response letter to Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.’s U.S. subsidiary, Satsuma Pharmaceuticals Inc., for its NDA for dihydroergotamine nasal powder (STS-101) for acute treatment of migraine, with or without aura, in adults. Shin Nippon acquired Satsuma for $220 million in April 2023 and gained rights to STS-101.
A landmark, real-world study in the U.K. has demonstrated that combining whole genome sequencing with clinical data enabled tailored cancer treatment and improved outcomes. At one health care center, having DNA sequence data led to changes from usual standard of care in 25% of cases. “Mostly, [patients] got into clinical trials; some got medicines they wouldn’t have got. Others avoided medicines because their genetic make-up suggested that if they were exposed to the medicines, they would be at risk of harm,” said Mark Caulfield, professor of clinical pharmacology at Queen Mary University of London, who is co-author of a paper outlining the findings in Nature Medicine, Jan 11, 2024.
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