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Canada Reconsiders Comparative Clinical Trials Requirements for Biosimilars

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On June 10, 2025, Health Canada initiated a public consultation on proposed revisions to its Guidance Document: Information and Submission Requirements for Biosimilar Biologic Drugs. A notable update is the proposal to remove...more

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FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing Requirement

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 10, 2025, announced a significant policy shift aimed at reducing its reliance on animal testing for drug development and incorporating new approach methodologies (NAMs)...more

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Blurring the Line Between the Dry and Wet Lab: Joint Inventorship in AI-Assisted Life Science Inventions

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In 2024, not one but two Nobel Prizes (in Chemistry and Physics) were awarded to researchers for their work in artificial intelligence ("AI"). Particularly noteworthy for the life science community is the Nobel Prize in...more

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FDA Publishes Case Studies and User Guide for Rare Disease Drug Developers

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Drug development programs face unique challenges in demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of drugs for treating rare diseases. The FDA’s Accelerating Rare disease Cures (ARC) Program started the Learning and Education to...more

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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 27: U.S. Healthcare Reimbursement Guidance for Foreign Life Sciences Companies

In this episode, Mike Burke, AGG Corporate partner and co-chair of the firm’s International practice, is joined by Andrew Tsui, AGG Healthcare Litigation partner, to explore the intricacies of reimbursement in the U.S....more

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FDA’s Recent Guidance on Accelerated Approval and Implications for Rare Diseases

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 & Schulte

FDA Reveals AI Development Cheat Sheet in Highly Anticipated Draft Guidances

Early in the new year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two anticipated draft guidance documents focused on artificial intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

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

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MHRA publishes guidance on to new UK medical device post-market surveillance requirements

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a suite of guidance specifically designed to help medical device manufacturers understand and prepare for the new post-market surveillance (“PMS”)...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Describing When a Confirmatory Trial of a Drug Seeking Accelerated Approval Is “Underway”

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In recent years, Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) have sought to reform the accelerated approval process, an expedited development and approval pathway for drugs that provide meaningful therapeutic...more

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FDA Furthers Efforts to Improve the Accelerated Approval Pathway through New Draft Guidance on Confirmatory Trials

On January 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) released a draft guidance titled “Accelerated Approval and Considerations for Determining Whether a Confirmatory Trial is Underway” (the “Draft...more

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FDA Unveils Draft Guidance on Developing Drugs and Biological Products for Weight Reduction

On January 7, the FDA made available draft guidance on the development of drugs and biological products for weight reduction within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research intended for reduction and long-term maintenance...more

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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

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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

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Fourth Quarter of 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape....more

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FDA Guidance on DSCSA Small Dispenser Exemption and Exemptions and Waivers for Other Trading Partners

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In June 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") clarified, with respect to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (“DSCSA”), that it will not extend the one-year stabilization period for the enhanced drug distribution...more

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Don’t Wait – CMS Expects Hospitals to Take Action on Informed Consent for Certain Exams and Procedures

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Hospitals should not delay in reviewing and revising their surgical informed consent forms and policies. On April 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued new guidance regarding informed consent...more

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New FDA Guidance on AI and Medical Products

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n March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a paper titled “Artificial Intelligence and Medical Products: How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP are Working Together.” This paper describes the FDA’s strategy for...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Updated Requirements for Informed Consent: HHS Issues New Guidance on Sensitive Exams

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released new guidance which requires hospitals to obtain informed consent from patients before practitioners, or medical or other students, perform...more

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USPTO’s New Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions: The Impact on the Use of AI in the Life Sciences

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On February 12, 2024, the US Patent Office and Trademark Office (USPTO) released the Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions (the Guidance). ...more

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HHS OIG General Compliance Program Guidance: An empowered and independent compliance function

Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week 2023 kicked off with a gift for healthcare and life sciences compliance practitioners by way of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG)...more

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Biden’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order on AI: Key Takeaways for Health Care Stakeholders

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The emergence of generative machine learning models, such as ChatGPT, has led to a surge in interest in artificial intelligence (“AI”) over the past year. This increased interest extends to the health care industry, where AI...more

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Fenwick Writes Comment Letter on Notice 2023-63 on Amortization of Specified Research or Experimental Expenditures under Section...

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Following the IRS’s issuance of guidance in Notice 2023-63 regarding R&D capitalization under Section 174, a working group of several Fenwick tax group attorneys commented to the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department on...more

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A Practical Look at OIG’s New Compliance Guidance

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On November 6, 2023, for the first time in 15 years, HHS OIG issued a new reference guide for the health care compliance community – the General Compliance Program Guidance, or GCPG. While the GCPG does not set new legal...more

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