Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. Manufacturing takes center stage in biopharma In 2024, biopharma companies prioritized manufacturing capabilities to attract investors and ensure scalability, as reported by BioSpace. Major companies are ... READ MORE >
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5 things to know in life sciences: Week of December 9, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. FTC appointments possibly signal decreased scrutiny on biopharma M&A President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Andrew Ferguson and Mark Meador to the Federal Trade Commission signals a potential shift ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of December 2, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. How the Trump administration could affect the life sciences industry The incoming Trump administration may promote increased mergers and acquisitions activity in the biopharma sector due to a less restrictive ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of November 18, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. CAR-T therapy for lupus gains attention CAR-T cell therapy shows significant potential in treating lupus—as discussed at ACR 2024--with early trials indicating improved patient outcomes and reduced disease ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of November 4, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. How the election might affect the life sciences industry Fierce Pharma provides some initial thoughts regarding the impact of Donald Trump’s election. Issues considered include changes to the Inflation ... READ MORE >
Medtech executives discuss regulatory collaboration, AI, strategic funding and more
What’s on the minds of the world’s top medtech executives? I recently attended AdvaMed’s medtech conference in Toronto to explore that question. The following includes some key takeaways from the event. Governmental agencies and medtech sector demonstrate a positive working relationship As someone who ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of October 14, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. German company announces positive results for a celiac disease trial Topas Therapeutics, a German biotech company, reported positive phase 2a results for its celiac disease candidate, showing a good safety ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of August 26, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. FDA consolidates AI efforts The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is merging its artificial intelligence activities under a single AI council to enhance safety and ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of July 8, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. How will the FDA be affected by the Chevron ruling? The Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine reduces judicial deference to federal agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, ... READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of May 27, 2024
Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest. FDA issues draft guidance on platform technology designation The Food and Drug Administration has released a draft guidance aimed at providing a framework for the designation of platform technologies, which ... READ MORE >