Regulatory incentives have been successful at attracting developers to antibiotic R&D, but significant medical advances have stubbornly remained rare. Now the pipeline has produced the first novel antibiotic to receive breakthrough status from US FDA and some Phase III trials are raising the efficacy bar to superiority.
Achaogen Inc.'s plazomicin, which recently became the first novel systemic antibiotic candidate designated a breakthrough therapy by FDA, is at the forefront of what could be a small wave of new antibacterials that offer improvements in efficacy over existing products.
Despite many and varied global efforts to revitalize antibiotics R&D in the face of growing antimicrobial resistance, new antibiotics in...
A new research ethics review system for multi-site clinical trials in Canada is expected to help improve study start-up times, avoid unnecessary duplication and boost the country’s competitiveness on a global stage.
With the deadline for comments on the US FDA’s draft guidance less than a month away, the Pink Sheet offers an infographic outlining what the agency is expecting in diversity action plans and when that might be implemented.
Contract research organizations (CROs) in India must gear up to comply with new registration requirements coming into effect in April 2025 that aim to enhance the quality and integrity of clinical trials, as well as of any bioavailability and bioequivalence studies conducted by them.
Companies dealing with commercial costings or contracts with the National Health Service for early phase clinical trials or trials of advanced therapy medicinal products should soon be able to conclude their negotiations more quickly.
Contract research organizations (CROs) in India must gear up to comply with new registration requirements coming into effect in April 2025 that aim to enhance the quality and integrity of clinical trials, as well as of any bioavailability and bioequivalence studies conducted by them.
The agency also should explain the potential consequences for sponsors if enrollment goals are not met, stakeholders say in comments on the DAP draft guidance. Some commenters urged the FDA to apply waiver criteria flexibly, especially for rare diseases.
As the planet heats up and sea levels rise, the need to reduce carbon emissions is becoming ever more urgent. The life sciences industry is just one of many that are looking to cut the carbon it produces.
