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Life Sciences AI Summit: Industry Leaders Highlight Key Opportunities and Urge Caution as AI’s Prominence Grows

The American Conference Institute hosted its inaugural Life Sciences AI Summit in New York on February 21 and 22. The two-day conference brought together key stakeholders, including regulatory players such as FDA and the...more

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Drug Use-Related Software Back in the Spotlight at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

In late September 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance on “Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software.” This guidance expands on (and was developed in response...more

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FDA Issues Draft Predetermined Change Control Plan for Machine-Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions

On April 3, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its draft guidance, Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning...more

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FDA’s Latest Twist on Digital Health Oversight Brings Big Shift

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Facing novel, swiftly evolving technologies in the digital health space, the US Food and Drug Administration has been trying to balance fostering innovation with providing reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness...more

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FDA Finalizes Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Software Guidance

In September 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final guidance, “Clinical Decision Support Software,” representing a shift from what was proposed in the 2019 draft guidance. The guidance document is...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Software Contained in Medical Devices

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On November 3, 2021 the FDA issued draft guidance titled “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions.” The final version will eventually replace the FDA’s “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions...more

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Recent Digital Health-Related FDA Announcements

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is showing its dedication to the advancement of digital health technology with two recent announcements: a new Digital Health Center of Excellence and an update on its Software...more

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FDA Establishes a New Digital Health Center of Excellence

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially launched the Digital Health Center of Excellence within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to expand the agency's activities in furtherance of its...more

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Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons - 2020

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We are pleased to provide you with the third annual installment of our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons guide. For each of these guides, we have asked our industry thought leaders throughout the world to write about...more

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FDA Policy for Mobile Medical Applications

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The start-up segment of our healthcare regulatory practice is focused on companies bringing digital health tools to market. As part of the efforts of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “agency”) to clarify...more

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FDA Updates Digital Health Guidances to Align with 21st Century Cures Act

On September 26, 2019, FDA released a suite of revised digital health guidances, which includes the following: - Changes to Existing Medical Software Policies Resulting from Section 3060 of the 21st Century Cures Act...more

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New Draft Policy on Clinical Decision Support Software Highlights FDA’s Release of Six New Digital Health Guidance Documents

• The FDA recently issued six guidance documents that further clarify the agency’s interpretation of the 21st Century Cures Act’s software exemptions. • The revised draft guidance on CDS further elaborates on how to make CDS...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Issues Series of Guidance Documents Aimed at Medical Software Regulation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues advancing regulatory policies tailored to the digital health community. On September 26, 2019, the agency issued a series of guidance documents that interpret several of...more

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Digital Health Report - Summer 2019

Avoid Potential Pitfalls When Incorporating Third-Party Software into Wearable Products - The global market for wearable devices continues to expand rapidly. Digital health companies that manufacture and sell their own...more

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FDA Proposes Pathway for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Software

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Last week, the FDA published a discussion paper outlining a proposed regulatory framework for artificial intelligence/machine learning software as a medical device (AI/ML SaMD)....more

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FDA wants to hear from you: Proposed framework for regulating output of digital health tools accompanying prescription drugs as...

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On 20 November the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a request for comments on a proposed framework for regulating the output of digital health applications disseminated by or on behalf of drug manufacturers with...more

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Jones Day Talks Health Care & Life Sciences: What Digital Health Innovators Should Know about the FDA Approval Process

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Jones Day partner Ann Hollenbeck shares an informative conversation with associate Ian Pearson, who was a lead in the area of digital health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They discuss how the FDA is addressing the...more

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New FDA Guidance Clarifies Exemptions for Digital Health Software

• Two new draft guidances aim to conform FDA’s existing digital health-related policies to the software exemptions from the device definition added by Cures, and are largely faithful to those legislative provisions. • The...more

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Digital Health: FDA Issues Long-Awaited Draft Guidance on Clinical Decision Support Technology

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On Dec. 8, 2017, the FDA issued draft guidance detailing its regulatory approach to Clinical Decision Support (CDS) technology. For years, software manufacturers developing products intended for use by health care providers...more

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Digital Health: FDA Announces New Policy for Genetic Testing Regulation

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In another example of the FDA's revision of regulatory policies for digital health products, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced on Nov. 6, 2017, that the agency is extending its precertification model to low-risk...more

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Digital Health Update: Tech and Health Care Giants Selected for FDA’s Pre-Cert Program

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In his keynote address at the AdvaMed annual conference in late September, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb returned to the themes of promoting innovation by partnering with industry. Consistent with that, and furthering the...more

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Thank You Very Much, Mr. Roboto: FDA Announces New Digital Health Programs

Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA's commissioner, recently announced new digital health initiatives that will aid in the agency's push to regulate and support digital healthcare in the medical device space. In a statement posted to...more

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FDA Announces Digital Health Innovation Action Plan to Implement 21st Century Cures Act

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Agency also launches voluntary pilot program as first step in developing software pre-certification program....more

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FDA’s Software Pre-Cert Program: More Details Revealed

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In follow up to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) late July announcement of the Digital Health Innovation Action Plan and the pilot Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) program, the Agency held an August 1, 2017,...more

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Gottlieb Announces New Regulatory Paradigm for Digital Health Software

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Recognizing both the opportunities and the potential regulatory challenges presented by such rapid development, the FDA – under the leadership of recently confirmed Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb – is spearheading a new...more

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