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Innovation in immuno-oncology: Leading companies in in-vitro T-cell activation

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Immuno-oncology in Pharmaceuticals: In-vitro T-cell activation. Immatics is the leading patent filer in in-vitro T-cell activation.

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World Orphan Drug Congresses Europe vs. The US: Global Perspectives on Genetic Testing

Worldwide Clinical Trials

As regulatory frameworks like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have heightened the emphasis on data privacy and individual rights, Europe is leading the way in terms of privacy and data. In-Vitro Diagnostic Regulation and The FDAs Final Rule The WODC U.S. conversation was highly operationally focused.

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Vertex secures FDA clearance for infants’ cystic fibrosis therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The approval allows KALYDECO to be used in infants who have at least one mutation in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that is responsive to the therapy, on the basis of clinical and/or in vitro assay results. This cohort showed a safety profile identical to that found in older children and adults.

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Vertex gains FDA approval for expanded use of CF drug Trikafta

Pharmaceutical Technology

The treatment is now indicated for CF patients with a minimum of one F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, or with a mutation in the CFTR gene that responds to Trikafta based on in vitro data. It was previously approved to treat CF in children aged between six and 11 years.

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Modernizing The Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs): Senator Rand Paul Identifies A Better Way Forward

FDA Law Blog

Shapiro — In our last post on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) , we suggested that Congress, not FDA, should lead in directing modernization of LDT regulation. This step would help propel forward a public conversation (which CMS has already started ) about how to update these regulations in light of technological advances.

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Considerations for Mobile Health Technology Developers: Part 1

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The FDA’s General Approach to Regulating mHealth Products. Although mHealth has been gaining in popularity for at least the past decade, before commercializing their mHealth products, developers must determine whether the product is subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation as a medical device.

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Aevitas to sell sCFH asset rights to 4D Molecular

Pharmaceutical Technology

sCFH is an engineered and improved version of complement factor H (CFH) that can fit into adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors with solid expression and applications confirmed in cultured human cells in vitro, in addition to various preclinical animal models in vivo. The firm will also receive single-digit royalties on net sales.

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