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On July 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Policy for Extramural Research issued NOT-OD-25-128, titled “Guidance on Enforcement of Closeout Requirements During the Appeals Process” (the Notice). The...more
New rounds of cuts and organizational shifts for HHS staff and operating divisions could dramatically impact the healthcare and life sciences industry....more
The proposed cuts would place a 15% indirect cost rate on all new and existing grant awards received by research institutions and universities....more
With the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, staying on top of the latest updates is crucial for companies in biopharma and medical devices. In this briefing, we highlight recent regulatory and legislative developments...more
A Massachusetts federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the implementation and enforcement of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) research funding cut (NOT-OD-25-086) (the Rate Change Notice)....more
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published guidance late on Feb. 7, 2025, setting the indirect cost rate for NIH grants at 15 percent, replacing the negotiated indirect cost rates at many universities, which typically...more
In his first week in office, President Donald Trump issued executive orders and took other actions with significant implications for the life sciences and health care industries that mark substantial departures from the...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
Some funding applications submitted to NIH beginning Jan. 25 will face new requirements and undergo a revised peer review process. To prepare investigators and institutions, NIH launched a dedicated website with details about...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking strategies from Jeffrey W. Taub, M.D., to prevent future violations of human subject regulations the agency said were documented during site visits in September and October...more
Report on Research Compliance 20, no. 12 (December 2023) In a move that is unprecedented in recent memory, a federal agency has denied a request to extend the comment period on a substantive proposed rule, turning down a...more
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) is sounding an alarm regarding costs institutions have expended to comply with “new and clarified provisions calling for researchers to disclose all sources of research support and...more
NIH is unable to “ensure grants have appropriate cybersecurity provisions” and should make nearly a half-dozen changes, according to auditors for the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG). Yet, NIH said it had already made...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more
The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. In this week's Report: U.S....more
In Washington: House Democrats are altering the House calendar to speed up passing a COVID-19 relief through a reconciliation package by mid-March. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House will not...more
On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act (Act), one of the most important pieces of health care and life sciences legislation in several decades. The Act is intended to spur the rapid...more
The European Medicine Agency’s (EMA) Policy on Publication of Clinical Data for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“EMA Policy”)is now effective as of January 1, 2015. Across the Atlantic, the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM)...more