United States Food and Drug Administration
Inside the FDA’s Listening Tour: Officials Agree US Lags Behind China on Drug Development
FDA; China; drug development; biotechnology; regulation; clinical trials; pharmaceutical industry; biotech innovation
FDA’s Top Cell and Gene Therapy Leaders Exit Amid CBER Upheaval
FDA; cell therapy; gene therapy; CBER; Nicole Verdun; Rachael Anatol; Peter Marks; leadership changes; biopharma regulation
FDA Grants Dupixent (Dupilumab) Eighth Approval: Now Cleared for Bullous Pemphigoid
Dupixent; Dupilumab; Sanofi; Regeneron; bullous pemphigoid; FDA approval; type 2 inflammation; autoimmune disease; priority review; orphan drug
FDA Approves Gilead’s Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot
FDA approval; Gilead Sciences; Lenacapavir; Yeztugo; HIV prevention; twice-yearly injection; PrEP; public health
Bavarian Nordic Sells FDA Priority Review Voucher for $160M Amid Rising Industry Prices and Program Scrutiny
Bavarian Nordic; Priority Review Voucher; FDA; voucher sale; $160 million; chikungunya vaccine; VIMKUNYA; NIH; antitrust review; biotech finance
Genentech’s Kristin Bittenbender Named BIO Board Chair Amid Industry Challenges
BIO; Genentech; Kristin Bittenbender; board chair; biotech industry; FDA; existential threats; leadership change; biotechnology policy
FDA Launches New Priority Review Voucher Program Aligned with National Priorities
FDA; priority review voucher; CNPV; biopharma; drug approval; national priorities; accelerated review; unmet public health needs
FDA Approves CSL’s Andembry, Directly Competing With Takeda’s Takhzyro in HAE
Andembry; garadacimab-gxii; FDA approval; hereditary angioedema; HAE; CSL; Takhzyro; Takeda; factor XIIa inhibitor; once-monthly dosing; subcutaneous injection
Second Patient Dies After Receiving Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy for DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy; gene therapy; Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; acute liver failure; AAV-based gene therapy; patient death; non-ambulatory patients; FDA; risk mitigation
FDA Delays Decision on KalVista’s HAE Drug Sebetralstat, Citing Heavy Workload
KalVista Pharmaceuticals; sebetralstat; FDA delay; hereditary angioedema; resource constraints; PDUFA date; drug approval; oral on-demand treatment