The CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rules
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 206: Supporting Patient Care with Darra Coleman of Prisma Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 205: Novant Health’s Carolinas Expansion with Senior Vice President Jason Bernd
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 204: Accelerating Life Sciences Startups with James Chappell of SCbio
AI in the Operating Room: Liability Issues for Device Makers — The Good Bot Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 203: Manufacturing Specialty Drugs for Rare Diseases in North Carolina with Paul Testa of Kyowa Kirin
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 202: Life Sciences Startups and Industry Developments with Gil Price, Life Sciences Leader
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 200: Athlete Mental Health and Physical Conditioning With Dawn Staley
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
The Future of Laboratory Testing Just Got a Little Clearer: FDA's Final Rule on LDTs – Diagnosing Health Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 199: Bringing Awareness to Organ and Tissue Donation with Dave DeStefano of We Are Sharing Hope
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 198: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Life Sciences with hosts Matthew Roberts and Lauren DeMoss, Maynard Nexsen Health Care Attorneys
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 196: Regulation Trends in Healthcare and Certificate of Need with Rebecca Thornhill of Maynard Nexsen
The FDA's Response to AI Medical Innovation — The Good Bot Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 195: Life Sciences and Healthcare Workforce Development with Dr. John Hauser of Gaston College
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 194: Workforce Development for the Life Sciences Industry with David Stefanich of Rymedi
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 193: Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health with Dr. Jeniqua Duncan of CareSouth Carolina
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 192: Business Issues for Healthcare with Ira Bedenbaugh and Randi Branham of Elliott Davis
Introduction to The Good Bot: Decoding AI and Its Integration Into Health Care — The Good Bot Podcast
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued this week three guidance documents related to clinical trials: a draft guidance on multiregional trials in oncology, a draft guidance on integrating randomized controlled...more
On August 22, 2024, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Hikma Pharmaceuticals, PLC (collectively Hikma), filed a petition for rehearing en banc, asking the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reconsider its recent...more
In 1984, the international rock band, The Scorpions, released the song, “Rock You Like a Hurricane.” Forty years later, the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion rocked a pharmaceutical company...more
Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more
In July, the Senate Armed Services Committee passed its version of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would make substantial changes to the rules for determining the “country of origin” of drugs for...more
More plaintiffs are continuing to join the diabetes drug Ozempic lawsuits against Novo Nordisk; and, until a couple of weeks ago, some court watchers were estimating that the total number of federal lawsuits involving Ozempic...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) March 21, 2024, warning letter to Agena Bioscience Inc. (Agena), a genetic diagnostic test developer, generated a lot of immediate commentary among regulatory lawyers and...more
On August 6, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) partnered with the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) to hold a joint, public workshop titled, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Drug & Biological Product...more
Recently, the Delaware Chancery Court and the Third Circuit issued three significant decisions on key issues affecting licensing and M&A transactions in the life sciences industry....more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
On August 14, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R)-blocking antibody, NIKTIMVO (axatilimab-csfr) developed by Incyte Corporation (and in-licensed from...more
Morrison Foerster Investigations + White Collar Defense partner Nate Mendell, former Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, hosted the fourth episode of When Your Life Sciences Are on the Line, where leading...more
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
This chart summarizes the case name, presiding judge, drug, and patents-at-issue in all federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act. It also includes the same information for proceedings...more
This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications....more
FDA says its authority to implement the TCA is not limited by Loper Bright, but suggests that future guidance documents may be limited. On August 26, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) filed its...more
On July 8, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released updated draft guidance, “Addressing Misinformation About Medical Devices and Prescription Drugs: Questions and Answers,” that replaces similar guidance from...more
In 2019, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation sued Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. for patent infringement in the Northern District of California, with Fenwick representing Meril in the district court case and the recent appellate...more
This month, I explore just how old medical devices are as measured by the date they were cleared or approved by the FDA, using the Global Unique Device Identification Database....more
This chart summarizes the case name, drug, patents-in-suit, and publicly available terms for reported settlements in federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act....more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published new draft guidance on “Predetermined Change Control Plans for Medical Devices,” which describes the process by which device sponsors may seek FDA approval for...more
With a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, staying on top of the latest updates is crucial for companies in the biopharma and medical devices sectors. In our inaugural biopharma and medical devices briefing, we highlight a...more
This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, and applicant of Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications receiving final approval by the FDA....more
We at Budding Trends have been optimistic, and then cautiously optimistic, that the legalization of psychedelics was close. This month, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration dealt a blow to our predictions. FDA...more
This week, hosts Matthew and Heather welcome back James Chappell, President and CEO of SCbio, to discuss the organization’s new program, SCbioDrive, an accelerator program for emerging life sciences companies. The group...more