WASHINGTON - Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) Tuesday urged that follow-on biologics language be incorporated into a bill to renew the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) at a House subcommittee hearing, during which one witness also spoke in favor of a Senate proposal to markedly increase the amount of user fees dedicated to drug safety. (BioWorld Today)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Australia is set to join countries that allow therapeutic cloning, with a vote on the issue due later this week in the Victoria State Parliament. (BioWorld International)