The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, EMA, FDA, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities, National Institutes of Health, Trump administration, World Health Organization.
BEIJING – Shandong, China-based Luoxin Pharmaceuticals Group Stock Co. Ltd. said its PIK3α inhibitor, LX-086, has been approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to enter clinical trials for advanced solid tumors.
HONG KONG –Shanghai-based Zai Lab Ltd. has won an approval for the first innovative treatment for glioblastoma approved by China in more than 15 years, with the National Medical Products Administration’s nod for Optune in combination with temozolomide for use in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, EMA, European Commission, FBI, FDA, Glaxosmithkline, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NIH, U.K. National Cyber Security Agency, U.S. Department of Justice.
HONG KONG – South Korea’s Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc. wrapped up the week by announcing its awaited IND clearance for its epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, BBT-176, for non-small-cell lung cancer.
HONG KONG – South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has filed a new drug approval application for Rolontis (eflapegrastim) with the country’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MDFS).
HONG KONG – Japan has become the first country in the world to approve Veklury (remdesivir), Gilead Sciences Inc.’s experimental drug, to treat COVID-19. The fast approval was based on U.S. data and that country’s emergency use of the drug to tackle the pandemic, although it is unclear whether the drug is safe or effective for treating COVID-19.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, CHMP, EMA, FDA, Gilead Sciences, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Office of Special Counsel, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, SEC, Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, Therapeutic Goods Administration, U.S. Senate.
Saudi Arabia, which last year made its first appearance on the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Priority Watch List, is back on the list this year and is being singled out for an out-of-cycle review due to what the USTR calls its “unfair commercial use” and “unauthorized disclosure” of proprietary data submitted for drug approvals.
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