The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act reintroduced to the US House of Representatives calls for greater duties and resource demands on companies and the FDA than the proposed Personal Care Act in the Senate and allows room for states to impose more stringent regulations.
Speaking with Scrip recently, Amarin CEO, John Thero talked about the upcoming US advisory committee meeting for Vascepa and commercial expansion plans and deflected questions about a big pharma buyout. What he did say was that, “We’re planning for success.
Less than one month into his new job, Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson shared his perspective on how he plans to build on Sanofi’s strengths and deliver needed changes. Scrip shares details about Sanofi’s leadership history and Hudson’s early priorities at the helm.
Hal Barron, Chief scientific officer at GSK recently spoke about winning the hearts and minds of 10,000 R&D employees and adopting practices from acquired company, Tesaro. Scrip covers the talk topics including how doubters are coming around amid recent successful approvals
With the Singh brothers of Ranbaxy being arrested over allegations of financial fraud, Scrip looks at the history of issues at the company and how things appear headed even further downhill with Daiichi Sankyo also separately pursuing enforcement of damages against the brothers.
At the 2019 congress in Barcelona from 27 September to 1 October, the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) proved once again it is a match for ASCO. Scrip shares the main points of the event including Seattle Genetics victory for mid-caps.
Abbott’s Merlin patient care network works with the CardioMEMS HF sensor system. The Merlin 10.0 update to the network allows physicians to share custom messages directly with their patients. Medtech Insight looks closer at the software and its intended benefits.
The delivery of drugs via medical devices being commonplace and introduction of new EU rules for these products via the MDR has the pharma industry dismayed at the uncertainty ahead and searching for notified body capacity. Medtech Insight look at the ongoing uncertainty and the state of Europe’s healthcare regulations.
To help companies respond and adapt the processes they may have in place as rapid EU regulatory activity continues, Medtech Insight summarizes the six documents that have recently appeared on the European Commission’s medtech website.
Three bills that would cover eye, dental and hearing examination for US Medicare beneficiaries were passed by the US House Ways and Means Committee on 22 October and there is a similar bill in the Senate. Medtech Insight looks at the next steps for these House bills and the related Senate bill.
The Global Medical Device Nomenclature is emblematic of the global trend toward building high-quality data sets in the public arena to derive better information about how medical devices perform. Medtech Insight covers that the new chair of the agency saying how the GMDN usage is poised to explode.
At the October FDA panel discussion at the Biopharma Congress, CDER deputy director for clinical science reiterated his long-held skepticism about whether real-world evidence can be used to demonstrate efficacy claims. Pink Sheet looks deeper at his words.
Higher than expected staff losses at the European Medicines Agency due to the relocations to Amsterdam are posing challenges to implement new EU legislation. While the planned move to a permanent HQ in the Dutch capital has led to a decrease in staff, the agency is having to further prioritize its business activities.
A Pink Sheet infographic shows how insulins account for the largest category of transition products, with 27 NDAs that will be deemed BLAs in six months as the FDA is addressing the transition of authorized generic insulins to regulation under the PHS act.
The detection of cancer-causing impurities in drugs with well-established safety profiles may call for regulators across the globe to revise their approach for evaluating quality. Pink Sheet looks at whether or not companies seem to know their own products.
A Shanghai testing laboratory has been handed an FDA warning letter for refusing a GMP inspection but told the agency it rightfully did so. Pink Sheet shares the exact working of the FDA letter as well as the highly unusual response from the laboratory.
Novartis is developing a new type of immunosuppressive agent, an anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody, which might allow organ transplants to last longer in recipients, reduce pressure on transplant waiting lists, and improve long-term outcomes. In Vivo interviewed Novartis’ Head of Immunology, Hepatology and Dermatology.
MorphoSys, out of Munich, is one of a handful of mature European biotech companies appearing ready for greatness. In Vivo spoke with the CEO about the firm’s next generation antibody platform and why US expansion is crucial to its future.
Imagine what would happen if a huge corporation abandoned the core competency of controlling its multi-million-dollar budgets and accelerating processes across R&D and commercial divisions. Would it survive? Would it actually thrive? In Vivo talks to one CEO who knows.
According to a recent Bain & Company survey, while nearly 80% of health care executives said they needed to be more agile, more than half said they were not familiar with formal agile methodologies and tools and were not using them in their companies.
Hal Barron, Chief scientific officer at GSK recently spoke about winning the hearts and minds of 10,000 R&D employees and adopting practices from acquired company, Tesaro. In Vivo covers the talk topics including how doubters are coming around amid recent successful approvals
Nando has registered two new EU notified bodies as of August 2019, though the European Commission has said four notified bodies have been designated. Nando’s tardiness in updating their databases is affecting companies that need their medical products tested, especially given the huge volume of products compared to the number of notified bodies available.
Based on a meta-analysis of randomized trials for paclitaxel-coated devices, the FDA is concerned that they may not be safe to use, as they may be linked to mortality. Until further information is available, the FDA is recommending doctors prescribe these devices on a case-by-case basis only.
With higher standards and new, demanding regulations for EU notified bodies, six notified bodies have been called into question by the European Commission. All are listed with warnings on the Commission’s Nando database. Some of those six offer testing in other medtech directives, and in those other directives, they remain competent.
The post-market clinical follow-up requirements for device and diagnostics companies based on the new medtech regulations are complex. They contain vague terms that need clarification for companies to understand how to comply. Expert and consultant Sarah Sorrel provides her interpretation in this interview with Medtech Insight.
The 39th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) was held virtually from January 11-14, 2021. A list of events and catalysts that were announced or updated at the conference are included in this report. Below are some key points from company presentations.
The ICD market alone lost nearly $1bn from $8.3bn in 2019 to $7.4bn in 2020 due to a combination of lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, and logistical strain in the healthcare space. The global market for ICD devices, along with many other medical devices, is currently recovering from a major economic downturn. Therefore, to provide context as to the nature of this market recovery and what exactly it is recovering from, data from 2019 are included. Types of cardiac defibrillators covered by the scope of this report include ICDs, subcutaneous ICDs (S-ICDs), and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds). The regions covered by this report are the US, the 5 major European economies (UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany), Japan, and the rest of the world. The forecast range is 2020-2025.
This medical market and technology report provides a comprehensive discussion of the global market for neurointerventional cerebral aneurysm and AVM embolization systems. This market comprises the following product segments: endovascular coils, liquid embolics, stents for stent-assisted coiling, flow diversion and flow disruption systems, and other novel/emerging embolization devices. Markets covered by this analysis comprise the US, Japan, the five major European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK), and the rest of world (RoW) markets. The forecast range for this report is 2020–25.
This technology report provides an overview of the current landscape for digital health devices and software. This includes a summary of regulation and reimbursement policies and highlights of major product categories.
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