On May 21, 2024, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a warning letter issued to Akan Biosciences, Inc. (Akan) for unresolved inspection observations...more
ACI’s FDA Boot Camp – now in its 42nd iteration – continues to provide the working knowledge of core essentials of FDA law and regulation, including the new amendments under the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA). This...more
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
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or "agency") announced the opportunity for a limited number of sponsors to participate in a new pilot program called Support for clinical Trials Advancing Rare...more
ACI’s FDA Boot Camp is back in Boston! This essential training course – now in its 41st iteration – continues to provide the working knowledge of core essentials of FDA law and regulation, including the new amendments under...more
Biologics have long been defined by their processes, raising complicated questions about how to assess the effect of manufacturing changes on product quality—i.e., whether pre- and post-change products are comparable. This...more
On May 22, 2023, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an untitled letter to AT Venture Center for Global Techtrepeneurship, LLC dba Regenerelle, LLC...more
On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a discussion paper, “Using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in the Development of Drug & Biological Products.” The paper is a collaboration between...more
Hosted by American Conference Institute, the FDA Boot Camp returns for its 40th iteration with the continued intent of providing the working knowledge of core essentials of FDA law and regulation, including the new amendments...more
Through nearly 19 years, ACI’s FDA Boot Camp has been the training grounds for life sciences attorneys and executives to master the fundamentals of FDA regulation. Don’t miss your opportunity to join their ranks....more
Under FDA's leadership, the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) recently published Q13 draft guidelines on continuous manufacturing (CM) to advance the brand and generic drug industries ability to obtain approvals...more
On April 21, 2021, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Director Peter Marks M.D. confirmed that the grace period intended to provide developers of regenerative medicines with time to assess whether they...more
In addition to the incredible work of agency scientists and reviewers to get the first COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in December (as we covered in Part 2 of our year-end post), the Food and Drug...more
Innovative technologies are being deployed to address the Western world’s major killer: cancer. Traditionally, cancer treatment has included surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but recently, the development of targeted...more
The COVID-19 pandemic presents ongoing challenges to the pharmaceutical and biologics industries, where in-person inspection of facilities is often required for FDA approval of applications to market drug or biological...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the enforcement discretion period for certain human cell, tissue, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) by an additional six months, citing the challenges...more
As we discussed in our last update on the Food and Drug Administration’s Comprehensive Regenerative Medicine Policy Framework back in December 2019 (during the much simpler, pre-COVID-19 world), this coming November will...more