This latest edition features an interview with retiring longtime Wilson Sonsini IP partner Vern Norviel and articles on MedTech and pharma trends for 2025, the eligibility of life sciences companies for qualified small...more
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
In September 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three guidance documents to support different clinical trial approaches, including trials that implement decentralized elements, trials that allow...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a draft guidance describing its proposed approach to reviewing and authorizing a predetermined change control plan (PCCP) in a marketing submission for a device...more
Further to the guiding principles on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies jointly published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, and the United Kingdom’s...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reaffirming its plans to actively regulate certain laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that the FDA has historically treated with enforcement discretion. On June 25, 2024, the FDA...more