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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Second Quarter of 2025 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. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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Health Canada proposes to amend the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations to address shortages

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On December 28, 2024, Health Canada published proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations to address therapeutic product shortages (see our previous article regarding Health Canada’s...more

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Health Canada Consultation on Proposed Amendments to Address Drug and Medical Device Shortages in Canada

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Health Canada is proposing to amend the Food and Drug Regulations, C.R.C., c.870 (the FDRs) and the Medical Device Regulations, SOR/98-282 (the MDRs) in an effort to avoid pharmaceutical and medical device shortages and...more

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New Regulatory Amendments Under the Food and Drugs Act: Addressing Drug and Medical Device Shortages in Canada

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On December 28, 2024, Health Canada published a regulatory proposal in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 52, introducing amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations, CRC, c 870 and the Medical Devices...more

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FDA Releases Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule – Thought Leaders in Health Law

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The landscape of laboratory testing in the United States is changing. On April 29, 2024, following more than a decade of discourse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA, or the “Agency”) released its long-awaited...more

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FDA Publishes Final Rule on Regulation of Lab-Developed Tests

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On May 6, 2024 the FDA published its much-anticipated Final Rule on Lab-Developed Tests (“LDTs”) to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (“IVDs”) are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q2 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. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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FDA webinar on speedy LDT rule finalization leaves key questions unanswered

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signaled that it intends to finalize its laboratory developed test (LDT) proposed rule by April 2024. The new rule (if finalized as drafted) is intended to clarify the agency’s...more

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Proposed Rule on Laboratory-Developed Tests Takes Center Stage

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is resolute in its quest to phase out its enforcement-discretion approach for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). On October 3, 2023, FDA published a proposed rule to confirm that LDTs...more

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[Event] Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 5th - 6th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 28th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation returns for another exciting year with curated programming and networking opportunities with 400+ industry...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Nucleus: Life Sciences Enforcement and Regulatory Updates

In this issue of our newsletter on developments impacting the life sciences industry, we examine topics including how the increased DOJ and FDA focus on cybersecurity issues could lead to new theories of False Claims Act...more

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FDA Announces Proposed Rule Regarding Laboratory Developed Tests

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The highly anticipated rule, which would make explicit that LDTs are medical devices subject to FDA oversight, proposes to end the agency's general enforcement discretion approach to such devices....more

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From General Discretion to Agency Authority? FDA’s Bold Bid to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests

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After years of FDA discussion and failed congressional efforts to assert greater oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs), FDA has proposed a rule that would require many LDTs to comply with FDA’s requirements for in...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA's Threat of Lab-Developed Test Oversight Is Back on the Table with Proposed Rule

On October 3, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). The rule, if finalized, would amend FDA regulations to broaden the definition of “in...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Laboratory-Developed Tests: FDA Publishes Highly Anticipated Proposed Rule

On September 29, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a long-awaited proposed rule on laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). If FDA finalizes this rule as proposed, FDA will regulate virtually all LDTs as...more

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The Ongoing Poker Game Between Congress and FDA: Who Will Win?

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Congress and federal agencies often engage in a game, each trying to see what the other is willing to do to achieve a particular policy or outcome. While Congress and federal agencies have unique authorities (legislative...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA seeks greater LDT oversight and enforcement discretion phaseout by 2028

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In a landmark proposed rule published Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs), including in cases where the manufacturer of the IVD is a...more

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FDA Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule To Regulate Laboratory-Developed Tests

On September 29, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule that would end its long-standing policy of enforcement discretion with respect to regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) (the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDA Proposes Drastic Overhaul of Laboratory Developed Test Regulation

Of particular interest to clinical laboratories and medical device manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a controversial proposed rule on September 29 that would dramatically alter...more

MoFo Life Sciences

QMSR: Welcomed By The Industry, But Lacking In Practicality

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On March 2, 2022, FDA hosted a public Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee meeting, where the Committee discussed the proposed rule titled "Medical Devices: Quality System Regulation Amendments."...more

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Roll With the Changes: FDA’s Proposed Amendments to Converge its Quality Management System Requirements With ISO Requirements

In the words of the rock band REO Speedwagon, from the 1978 song “Roll with the Changes,” “It had to happen, felt the tables turnin’.” Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration’s Device Good Manufacturing Practice...more

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Harmonization Is Key: FDA’s Proposed Rule Seeks to Revamp Medical Device Quality System Regulation

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On February 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule seeking to amend the medical device current good manufacturing practice requirements of the Quality System Regulation (QSR). Currently,...more

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A bit more Sunshine: CMS proposes collecting additional information on manufacturer payments under the Open Payments program

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Device and drug manufacturers got a small surprise in the annual Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (at 40,713-16) issued late in July by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – among many other things, the...more

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Regulator proposes reducing requirements for radiation-emitting products

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In a welcome move, on 1 April 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed reducing regulatory requirements for a number of radiation-emitting electronic products, including radiation-emitting medical devices. ...more

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Paving the way for product authorization: FDA proposes rule to reclassify medical image analyzers

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On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a proposed order to reclassify certain software that analyzes medical imaging from class III (premarket approval) devices to class II (subject...more

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