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FDA teases faster approval times with new agency-wide AI tool

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Elsa, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to assist FDA employees with tasks such as reading, writing, and summarizing. The press release on the tool’s...more

Mintz

[Podcast] Health Law Diagnosed – Best Practices for Communicating with the FDA

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In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed , Of Counsel Bridgette Keller hosts a discussion of best practices for interacting and communicating with the FDA. Hear from Joanne Hawana and Ben Zegarelli, FDA specialists...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

FDA’s AI-Assisted Review: The Next Stage of Regulated Product Evaluation

On June 2, 2025, FDA announced the launch of Elsa, a generative AI tool designed to “help employees—from scientific reviewers to investigators—work more efficiently.” Per FDA, the tool “modernizes agency functions and...more

Gardner Law

Staying Prepared Amid FDA Changes

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Despite recent staffing reductions and leadership transitions at the FDA, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers should not interpret these changes as a signal of reduced regulatory enforcement. On the contrary, the...more

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FDA Goes All In on AI: What It Means for Your Submissions

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The FDA is moving quickly to bring artificial intelligence (AI) into the heart of its regulatory review process. On May 8, 2025, the agency announced the successful completion of its first AI-assisted scientific review—and...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

FDA Unleashes AI to Review Product Applications

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been ahead of the curve for a number of years on emerging issues and opportunities for the agency and regulated industry arising from the advent and evolution of artificial...more

Hogan Lovells

New ministerial guidance letter: a vague framework that contradicts three of the CEPS's positions while leaving it alone in charge...

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The new ministerial guidance letter (‘LOM’) intended to guide the Economic Committee for Health Products (‘CEPS’) on the pricing strategy for pharmaceutical products and medical devices has been signed and published on 5 May...more

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HHS Restructuring and Workforce Reductions – Key Implications for the Health Care Industry

As spring arrived in the mid-Atlantic region, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. followed through with a previously announced Reduction in Force (RIF) that reduced the department’s...more

A&O Shearman

New CJEU ruling on the borderline between medicinal products and medical devices: Key takeaways

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The boundary between medicinal products and medical devices remains a recurring issue for companies developing or marketing borderline products and courts, which has already been the subject of numerous decisions. Recently,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Communications Regarding Unapproved Uses of Medical Products

In January 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its 2023 revised draft guidance Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared...more

Jones Day

EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 119

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This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...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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Feds Continue to Reform Approach to Regulation of Biotech Products

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Our Food & Beverage and FDA teams explore a plan from a trio of federal agencies that seeks to implement regulatory reform and update the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Welcome to the Machine: FDA Issues White Paper on AI and Medical Products

For music aficionados, many would agree that the rock band, Pink Floyd, was ahead of its time. “Welcome to the Machine,” from the 1975 album Wish You Were Here, was one of those transformative songs for one of this Bulletin’s...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Harmony and Me: FDA Issues Final Rule to Amend Quality System Regulation for Medical Devices

In 1973, Sir Elton John sang, “Harmony and me, we’re pretty good company,” on his classic album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. More than 50 years later, the Food and Drug Administration issued a Final Rule to amend the medical...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Kicks Off Fall with Several Impactful Medical Product Guidances

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making efforts to modernize both the 510(k) approval process for medical devices and study designs for drugs and biologics....more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q4 2023 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

Hogan Lovells

MHRA Update on UK medical device legislation reform and transition

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued an update on the timing of the reform of the current UK legislation, the Medical Device Regulations 2002 (UK MDR), and the transitional arrangements...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Special Report - 2022 FDA Year in Review

As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more

Hogan Lovells

Payback and Health Technology Assessment in Italy: a new governance for medical devices?

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While waiting for a new governance to make the process of selecting and purchasing medical devices more efficient, thus incentivizing investment in innovative technologies, the activation of the payback mechanism may...more

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UK MHRA delays new medical devices legislation until July 2024

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The United Kingdom medical devices regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has announced that the upcoming changes to UK medical device legislation will be pushed back from 1 July 2023 to 1...more

Morgan Lewis

Digital Health Trends to Watch in 2022

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In the digital health market, new trends reveal future opportunities for innovators and shape healthcare investors’ strategies. Trends for 2022 include regulatory developments regarding digital health, telehealth expansion,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK’s MHRA Seeks “Bold New Regulatory Regime” for Medical Devices and Diagnostics

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The agency’s consultation on the post-Brexit regulatory framework for medical devices and diagnostics aims to support innovation and sustainability, among other goals. A 10-week consultation launched by the UK’s Medicines...more

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Risky heart pump shows how FDA fails patients on medical device regulation

The federal Food and Drug Administration too often fails to protect patients from defective and dangerous medical devices because it lets manufacturers self-police themselves, cozies up to companies rather than trying to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FDA issues final rule clarifying its “intended use” regulations for pharmaceuticals and medical devices

The FDA issued a final rule (RIN 0910-A147) on August 2, 2021, to clarify its “intended use” regulations for pharmaceutical products and medical devices — 21 CFR §201.128 (drugs) and 21 CFR §801.4 (devices). The final rule...more

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