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Are FDA Review Timelines Slipping? What Companies Need to Know

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As noted in our earlier alert, the FDA continues to face mounting internal pressure, ranging from staffing reductions and document backlogs to operational restructuring. While core review functions are still running, early...more

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AI’s Expanded Role in the Life Sciences Regulatory Review Process: Key Developments in U.S. and EU

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Overview - - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it aims to increase the agency’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its centers to accelerate scientific reviews by June 30, 2025. - The...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

100 Days In: FDA Updates and Trends to Watch

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Recent developments include leadership changes, workforce reductions, and policy shifts at HHS and FDA, reshaping agency operations under President Trump’s administration....more

Hogan Lovells

AI Health Law & Policy: FDA’s rapidly evolving regulatory paradigms

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Artificial intelligence has become one of the most transformative forces in health care, reshaping everything from drug discovery to diagnostics. For pharmaceutical and medical device companies, AI-driven solutions present...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Five Years Ago Today . . .

On March 11, 2020, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," and cautioned that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear."  At...more

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FDA in focus: 2024 in review and 2025 outlook

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In 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) significantly invested in reorganizing its internal infrastructure and enhancing operations. These efforts aimed to address the complexities of a global supply chain, rapid...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - February 2025 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the US Food and Drug...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Preparing for 2025: Key Trends in FDA Guidance Agendas

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In January 2025, various US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) centers and offices published their guidance agendas for the 2025 calendar year (CY). These agendas provide valuable insights into FDA’s regulatory priorities,...more

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FDA Accepts U.S. Biologics License Application for AVT06, Alvotech and Teva’s Proposed Aflibercept Biosimilar

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On February 18, 2025, Alvotech and Teva Pharmaceuticals (“Teva”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVT06, a proposed biosimilar to...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Pounding the Compounders: FDA’s “No Compound” Lists

Novo Nordisk recently made headlines petitioning FDA to stop the compounding of its blockbuster GLP-1 products so it can sell its patented semaglutide drugs exclusively. Compounding is the practice of creating new drug...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Health Care & Life Sciences

Private equity investors in health care and life sciences must navigate a complex and shifting landscape influenced by regulatory and policy changes and technological advancements. As private equity investments in the health...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

FDA’s Rare Disease Innovation Hub Releases Strategic Agenda: Implications for Stakeholders in 2025

In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2025, we will publish a series of posts throughout the month on As Prescribed and Health Law Scan, focusing on issues impacting the rare disease community....more

McDermott Will & Emery

End of an Era: FDA Retires 2017 Interim Policies for Bulk Drug Lists

On January 7, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two parallel guidance documents for the Section 503A and Section 503B bulk drug lists, announcing the end of FDA’s 2017 interim policies. Under the new...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Health Care: Trump Focuses on Drug Pricing Experiments, ACA and Research Grants

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

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CMS's New TCET Pathway Expedites Medicare Coverage for FDA Breakthrough Devices

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") published a final notice outlining the processes and procedures for the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies ("TCET") pathway, a Medicare coverage pathway...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Dumps Trio of Device-Related Guidances Prior to Administration Change

Among the wave of guidance documents issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) in the first week of 2025 were three notable draft guidance documents pertaining to medical devices (together, the...more

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How the Trump Administration Could Reshape Regulation in the Life Sciences Sector

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Based on recent policy signals and statements from incoming administration officials, a picture of potential regulatory and policy changes that could affect biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies in coming...more

Clark Hill PLC

Red Dye No 3: Old Data Induces New Ban

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On January 16, 2025 the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued notice requiring manufacturers to reformulate their products removing Red Dye No. 3 by January 15, 2027 for food (21 CFR §74.303) and January 18, 2028...more

MoFo Life Sciences

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Evaluating the Risk and Credibility of AI Used in Establishing Drug and Device Safety,...

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This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences....more

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FDA and OHRP Issue Draft Guidance on Including Biopsies in Clinical Trials

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the Office for Human Research Protections (“OHRP”) issued a joint draft guidance on including tissue biopsies in clinical trials that evaluate...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FDA Announces Draft Guidance on Accelerated Approval and Considerations for Determining Whether a Confirmatory Trial Is Underway

On January 6, the FDA announced the availability of draft guidance on accelerated approval for drugs and biological products, and consideration for determining whether a confirmatory trial is underway. Under the Consolidated...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA issues Guidance on Interim Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC) Process

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) issued its final guidance on the interim Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC) process, which FDA positions as a...more

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FDA's Final Guidance Provides Practical Approach for AI-Enabled Devices Implementing Post-Market Modifications

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As a streamlined method for obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") authorization of post-market functionality, FDA issued final guidance recommending the information to include in a Predetermined Change Control...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Accelerated Approval Guidance Underscores Need for Accountability

On December 5, 2024, just in time for the holidays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) released a draft guidance titled “Expedited Program for Serious Conditions: Accelerated Approval of Drugs and...more

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