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European Biosimilar Updates - Formycon’s Ustekinumab and Alvotech’s Cetrolizumab Pegol

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On June 26, 2025, Formycon AG (“Formycon”) announced a distribution agreement with Teva Group subsidiary Ratiopharm GmbH (“Ratiopharm”) for the semi-exclusive commercialization of its Stelara biosimilar FYB202/Fymskina...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Life Sciences Insurance: Navigating Risk from Lab to IPO

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In our new webinar series, Risk Management for Your Life Sciences Company, we discuss the insurance and risk management milestones life science companies should prepare for as they move from early funding through clinical...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

[Webinar] Mitigating the Impact of Tariffs: A Practical Guide for Life Sciences Companies - June 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

AGG partner and Life Science team member, Allison Raley, will present a complimentary webinar examining how life sciences companies can overcome challenges in the face of U.S. tariffs. As international trade tensions persist...more

A&O Shearman

UK will permanently retain its UK+ exhaustion regime to allow continued supply of medicines into the UK

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The government has published its response to the consultation on the exhaustion regime for IP rights. The overall conclusion is that the UK will permanently maintain its UK+ IP exhaustion regime, the bespoke (and...more

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Cargo Stock Throughput Insurance for Life Science Companies

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In the dynamic world of life sciences, companies face unique challenges in safeguarding their valuable assets. From pharmaceuticals to biologics, medical devices to vaccines, these products often require specialized handling...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A 20-Minute Speech Provides the Clearest Road Map Yet for FDA Policy

Key Points - - Who is impacted: Manufacturers of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and food products. - What is changing: The agency is prioritizing user fee reauthorization, the MAHA initiative and a push for...more

Baker Donelson

Executive Orders on Domestic Production of Critical Medicines and Biological Research Security

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What Happened? The President signed two companion Executive Orders (EO) on May 5, 2025 that collectively signal a significant federal pivot toward (i) accelerating the domestic manufacture of pharmaceuticals deemed "critical"...more

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Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines

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President Trump’s May 5, 2025, executive order titled “Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines” sets out the administration’s goals to increase the domestic manufacture of critical...more

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How Trump’s reshoring EO affects plans to build or expand a domestic drug manufacturing facility

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Investments in new (“greenfield”) or expanded (“brownfield,” “retrofit”) domestic manufacturing capabilities require years of strategic planning and capital expenditure. Even with the announcement of near-term incentives and...more

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Life Science Private Equity Risk

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Private Equity focused on investment and operations within the Life Science industry faces significant compliance, operational and business risk due to the heavily regulated nature of the investment targets and portfolio...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Is Bayh-Dole the Next Lever in the Push to Onshore Pharma Manufacturing?

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The U.S. government is pushing to redomesticate the manufacturing of pharmaceutical, biotech, gene therapy, and medical device products, both to bolster U.S. manufacturing generally and to address continuing shortages of...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology’s Final Report Includes Recommendations to Boost Economy and Protect...

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced on April 8, 2025, the availability of its final report and action plan, “urging Congressional action to bring the full weight of American innovation...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Fedtrade® Podcast – Adam Boltik, New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs – SelectUSA Spotlight

The Fedtrade® podcast recently interviewed Adam Boltik, Program Manager for the Office of International Commerce of the State of New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, as part of our SelectUSA Investment...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

The Illumina Ban and What It Means for Life Science Companies

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Amid increasing economic tensions with the United States, China recently announced that it would ban Illumina, a U.S.-based company and the world’s leading producer of gene-sequencing machines, from importing its gene...more

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FDA Resolves Semaglutide Shortage: Next Steps for Community Pharmacies, Telehealth Companies, and Other Providers

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Now that the shortage of semaglutide injection products has been resolved, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will restrict third parties from compounding the drug. Our FDA/Food, Drug & Device and Health Care Groups have...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

DLA Piper

Certain DSCSA Deadline Extensions Set to Eclipse in 2025

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The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) (section 582 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 USC §360eee – 1) was introduced in response to several drug contamination, counterfeiting, and diversion...more

DLA Piper

Life Sciences Year in Review and What's Ahead

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2024 was eventful in the life sciences space – and key trends are expected to continue in the new year. ...more

Goodwin

Recent Ustekinumab and Denosumab Biosimilars Deals

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On Dec 24, 2024, Bio-Thera Solutions Inc. announced that it has partnered with Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company to commercialize BAT2206, a proposed ustekinumab biosimilar to Jansen’s STELARA, in Saudi Arabia....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Announced Removal of Tirzepatide from the Drug Shortage List

On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a declaratory order determining that the shortage of diabetes and weight-loss tirzepatide injection products (Mounjaro and Zepbound; Eli Lilly and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Three Questions with Sedgwick’s Jeremy Schutz

In this edition of Three Questions, health care & life sciences partner Nate Brown spoke with Jeremy Schutz, director of business development, recall & remediation at Sedgwick, to explore key strategies that pharmaceutical...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Exemptions from the Drug Supply Chain Security Act Enhanced Drug Distribution Security Requirements

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On July 12, 2024, the FDA provided small dispensers—those employing 25 or fewer full-time pharmacists or pharmacy technicians—with an exemption from the Drug Supply Chain Security Act’s (“DSCSA”) enhanced drug distribution...more

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FDA Issues Broad Exemptions from DSCSA Enhanced Drug Distribution Security Requirements

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On October 9, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a document that provides exemptions to the enhanced drug distribution security requirements (enhanced requirements) required by section 582(g) of the Food,...more

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Tirzepatide Shortage Resolved

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On October 3, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its shortage categorization of tirzepatide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medication, marking the shortage as “resolved” for all presentations of the...more

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Antitrust and Competition Life Sciences Quarterly Update Q2 2024

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To date, 2024 has not yet seen the type of mega-merger (Pfizer/Seagen) or level of agency enforcement (Sanofi/Maze or Amgen/Horizon) as 2023. But two notable investigations — one still active — show the Federal Trade...more

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