Governmental or Regulatory Activity
Trump Administration Launches Tariff Probe into Medtech and Pharmaceutical Industries
Trump administration; tariffs; medtech industry; pharmaceutical imports; Section 232 investigation; semiconductor tariffs; national security; supply chain; manufacturing; medical devices
AstraZeneca Appeals to Supreme Court in Final Attempt to Challenge Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
AstraZeneca; Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program; Supreme Court; Inflation Reduction Act; Third Circuit; due process; pharmaceuticals; CMS; drug pricing; Farxiga
Getting to Yes: How Deal-Making Fuels Biotech Growth – 2025 Updates
biotech dealmaking; mergers and acquisitions; licensing; venture capital; BATNA; pharmaceutical negotiations; reputation; pipeline gaps; patent cliffs; valuation; regulatory uncertainty
FDA Rejects Lundbeck and Otsuka’s Rexulti for PTSD on Insufficient Efficacy Evidence
FDA; Rexulti; Lundbeck; Otsuka; PTSD; brexpiprazole; sertraline; Complete Response Letter; sNDA; clinical trials; drug approval
FDA Rejects Scholar Rock’s SMA Drug Due to Catalent Indiana Manufacturing Issues
FDA; Scholar Rock; Apitegromab; SMA; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Catalent Indiana; Complete Response Letter; Manufacturing issues; Drug approval
Eli Lilly Loses Appeal to Overturn $183.7 Million Medicaid Rebate Judgment
Eli Lilly; Medicaid; rebate; court ruling; False Claims Act; drug pricing; whistleblower; 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; fraud; $183.7 million judgment
Trump Administration Weighs Severe Restrictions on US Pharmas Licensing Chinese Medicines
Trump administration; Chinese medicines; executive order; pharmaceutical industry; licensing restrictions; national security; lobbying; Pfizer; AstraZeneca; biotech; drug manufacturing; FDA review
Junshi Biosciences Announces Phase 3 Win for IL-17A Drug JS005 in Psoriasis, Prepares China NDA Submission
Junshi Biosciences; JS005; IL-17A monoclonal antibody; psoriasis; phase 3 trial; clinical endpoints; China drug approval
FDA Shifts Approach on GLP-1 Compounding: Announces Consumer Green List Instead of Immediate Crackdown
FDA; GLP-1; compounding; green list; drug shortages; semaglutide; tirzepatide; import alert; consumer safety; regulation
FDA Releases Second Batch of Complete Response Letters, Moves to Real-Time Public Disclosure
FDA; Complete Response Letters; CRLs; real-time publishing; drug approvals; transparency; regulatory disclosure