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Chevron’s demise brings promises & perils for life sciences companies

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its highly anticipated decision overturning the 40-year old doctrine established in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which recognized judicial deference to administrative...more

Panelists discuss European pharmaceutical trends and how to stay ahead of the game - Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event...

We were pleased to welcome industry leaders to our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event in Zurich, where co-head of Hogan Lovells Life Sciences and Health Care sector Jane Summerfield, and partners Melissa K. Bianchi,...more

First salvo fired against FDA’s laboratory developed test rule

In the Eastern District of Texas U.S. federal court, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and its member company, HealthTrackRx, have filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), claiming the...more

FDA under fire: Pared-down LDT Final Rule leaves unanswered questions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its historic — and notoriously controversial — rule to explicitly assert the agency’s authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs). Below we summarize the...more

Advances in Precision Medicine, the Future of Diagnostics, and FDA Priorities in an Election year Hogan Lovells at JPM2024

Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this year, Hogan Lovells life sciences regulatory partners Lowell Zeta and Blake Wilson, were joined by Greenleaf Health’s Kalah Auchincloss, Executive Vice President,...more

JPM2024: What to expect from FDA in an election year

Despite continued perceived economic headwinds, cutting edge research continues to provide new opportunities for life saving therapies for patients. However, early development programs for advanced medicines using innovative...more

Inside the FDA Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Designation Program

On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new program for entities using or developing advanced manufacturing technologies that is intended to expedite development and assessment of applications for...more

FDA webinar on speedy LDT rule finalization leaves key questions unanswered

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

FDA seeks greater LDT oversight and enforcement discretion phaseout by 2028

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

FDA pilots oncology companion diagnostic test/device program as LDT rulemaking nears

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released the guidance “Oncology Drug Products Used with Certain In Vitro Diagnostic Tests: Pilot Program,” laying out the process by which FDA will offer up to nine drug makers...more

To achieve profound benefits of AI in drug development & manufacturing, FDA looks to industry for help

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two discussion papers on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the development of drug and biologics, and in the manufacturing of...more

FDA draft clinical trial guidance promotes decentralized studies, digital tech use - GCP guidance comes ahead of FDA DCT webinar

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on Good Clinical Practice (GCP), adopting the International Council for Harmonisation’s (ICH) “E6(R3)” guidelines. Below we summarize how the draft...more

Successful product launches across the EU, UK, and U.S.

We were pleased to welcome industry leaders to our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event in Boston for the first time since the pandemic. At the event, Hogan Lovells attorneys Eliza Andonova, Ina Brock, Kristin...more

JPM2023 Trendspotting: investment insights for Innovative Medicines

As the industry readies itself for the January 2023 pilgrimage to the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) and Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, our market-leading life sciences and health care industry team has prepared...more

(Patient) safety first: take steps now to promote good governance by your board

Earlier this year, the Delaware Chancery Court approved a breathtaking $237.5 million settlement of derivative claims brought against Boeing’s board for breach of fiduciary duties regarding safety oversight. While the Boeing...more

FDA plans to expand remote evaluations, record reviews post-pandemic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued draft guidance on how it will continue to conduct remote regulatory assessments (RRAs) after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends. This guidance...more

Six strategies for clinical trial & marketing application success as FDA requires HCT/P BLAs

Now that FDA’s grace period for regenerative medicines has ended, many manufacturers of human cell, tissue, or cellular- or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) will be required to file a biologics license application (BLA) with...more

World Stem Cell Summit panel compares global trends in regenerative medicine regulations

Speaking at the World Stem Cell Summit hosted by the Regenerative Medicine Foundation, Hogan Lovells partners Mike Druckman, Ernesto Algaba, Mandi Jacobson, Lu Zhou, Mikael Salmela, Charlotte Damiano, and Lowell Zeta, along...more

Demy-Colton panel explains how to future-proof your market access strategy

Hogan Lovells has teamed up with Demy-Colton to host a special three-part webinar series focused on U.S. market access for life sciences firms, providing companies that are new to the U.S. market, or looking to launch in the...more

Unapproved stem cell therapies remains a top FDA enforcement priority

Speaking Tuesday at the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Annual Conference, Mark Raza, FDA Chief Counsel, discussed the investigations priorities for FDA’s Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC), including its focus on stopping...more

FDA urges drug makers to establish risk management plans to reduce drug shortages Managing supply chain risks is prudent, even if...

On May 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) published the draft guidance “Risk Management Plans to Mitigate the Potential for Drug Shortages,” which aims to assist drug manufacturers in complying with...more

FDA RWD/RWE regulatory considerations in draft guidance highlight opportunities and challenges - Laying groundwork for...

This month, FDA released the latest in a series of agency guidance to advance the development and use of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) in clinical trial designs for drug development programs. The draft...more

FDA sheds light on benefit-risk assessments to inform decision-making throughout product lifecycle - Patient experience data can...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a draft guidance titled, “Benefit-Risk Assessment for New Drug and Biological Products,” which aims to provide a clearer understanding how a drug’s benefits, risks, and...more

Time’s really up! FDA authority to crack down on regenerative medicines upheld as grace period ends

On July 9, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) added a Q&A page on its website about the May 31 end of the grace period intended to provide developers of human...more

FDA expands mutual reliance and harmonization with trusted foreign regulators for inspectional oversight - PIC/S GMP guide aims to...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) commitment to expand mutual reliance with trusted regulatory partners may be a silver lining for biomedical innovation during an unprecedented public health emergency. ...more

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