Governmental or Regulatory Activity
Moderna Wins UK Appeals Court in Covid-19 Patent Case Against Pfizer/BioNTech
Moderna; Pfizer; BioNTech; UK Court of Appeal; COVID-19 vaccine; patent infringement; EP’949 patent; Comirnaty; legal victory
Novo Nordisk’s Leadership Shakeup and Wider Implications; Ex-FDA Official Takes Regulatory Role at GSK
Novo Nordisk; leadership shakeup; new CEO; Maziar Mike Doustdar; share price drop; obesity drug market; competition; GSK; regulatory affairs; Former FDA
Vinay Prasad Departs FDA Amid Conservative Criticism and Sarepta Gene Therapy Controversy
Vinay Prasad; FDA; departure; Sarepta Therapeutics; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; conservative criticism; CBER; drug approval controversy; Trump administration
RFK Jr. Reportedly Weighs Preventive Services Panel Revamp, Raising Risks for HIV PrEP Drugmakers
RFK Jr.; preventive services panel; USPSTF; PrEP; HIV prevention; insurance coverage; public health policy; drugmakers; health disparities; revamp; task force
GSK Strengthens COPD Offering via $12 Billion Multi-Program Deal with China’s Hengrui Pharma
GSK; Hengrui Pharma; COPD; biobucks; PDE3/4 inhibitor; HRS-9821; Nucala; immunology; oncology; licensing deal
Lack of Transparency Tarnishes Sarepta’s Sheen as Patient Deaths Trigger FDA Battle
Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; patient deaths; FDA; lack of transparency; gene therapy; market withdrawal; regulatory action; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); Duchenne muscular dystrophy
FDA Threatens Action After Sarepta Refuses to Halt Elevidys Shipments
FDA; Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; gene therapy; market withdrawal; patient deaths; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; liver failure; regulatory authority
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects Lundbeck and Otsuka’s PTSD Bid for Rexulti
Lundbeck; Otsuka; Rexulti; FDA advisory committee; PTSD; brexpiprazole; sertraline; clinical trials; drug efficacy; setback
Sarepta Stands Ground Against HHS Request To Stop Elevidys Shipments
Sarepta; Elevidys; FDA; HHS; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; drug safety; shipping suspension; patient deaths; AAVrh74; regulatory action
FDA Advisory Panel Rejects GSK’s Blenrep in New Combinations Over Safety, Efficacy Concerns
Blenrep; GSK; FDA Advisory Panel; multiple myeloma; ocular toxicity; safety concerns; DREAMM trials; drug approval; relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma