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The Korean MFDS has given its approval for Celltrion to initiate a Phase II/III trial of its anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment candidate, CT-P59.

ISPE has released new guidance on the cleaning validation lifecycle, written by a group of experts and reviewed by regulators and practitioners.

The rebranding stems from the company’s expanded services which include 3PL services, supply chain transparency solutions, and retail pharma product procurement for over-the-counter medications.

Fears about overly accelerated development programs has heightened demands for wider access to information on study protocols, statistical analysis plans, and early results.

The companies will receive upfront funding from the European Union for the scale-up of manufacturing capabilities at industrial sites in Belgium, Italy, Germany, and France.

The guidance document offers information on the placement and content of geriatric information in labeling of drugs and biologics.

The agency’s human medicines committee is endorsing the use of dexamethasone in COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen therapy.

The EMA recommendations include a meningococcal vaccine and the biosimilar Nyvepria.

The agency sent a warning letter to Kalchem International for CGMP violations found at the company’s Lindsay, OK, facility.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund has announced three deals with India, Brazil, and Mexico, for the supply of doses of Sputnik V, a potential COVID-19 vaccine.

Valneva will supply the UK government with an initial 60 million doses of the vaccine in the second half of 2021, if successful, and will provide more doses thereafter.

The funding will help advance the vaccine’s clinical evaluation, potential marketing authorization, development and manufacturing in Germany, and the number of participants in late-stage clinical trials.

GenSight Biologics has submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency for Lumevoq.

The White House issued an executive order Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 implementing a policy to link payments for medicines provided through Medicare to prices charged in other industrial countries.

The temporary guidance discusses the resumption of normal manufacturing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clinical trials for AZD1222 coronavirus vaccine resume in the UK as per guidance by MHRA.

In an opinion article, FDA leaders commit to applying “the best science” to approval decisions.

PRAC has recommended the marketing authorization of ulipristal acetate for the treatment of uterine fibroids be revoked.

ECCRT and IDDI have established a partnership for the continuous development of IDDI global team members.

Imfinzi has been granted approval in the EU for the treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

CPhI has released the agenda for its forthcoming two-week virtual event, CPhI Festival of Pharma.

As public confidence in the drug development process waivers, leading vaccine developers promise to adhere to scientific and regulatory principles.

Industry leaders insist they will maintain high standards for clinical trials and regulatory submissions for new vaccines and therapeutics to combat COVID-19.

BIO leaders urge biopharmaceutical companies to apply scientific principles in seeking drug and vaccine approvals.

AstraZeneca has potentially taken poll position in the race to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine, but will AZD1222 be ready in 2020?

The guidance recommends steps to detect and prevent nitrosamine impurities in pharmaceutical products.

The agency is reviewing an application for Dexamethasone Taw for treating adult patients with COVID-19.

The agency sent a warning letter to Acella Pharmaceuticals detailing CGMP violations and failures to oversee contract manufacturers.

The agency sent a warning letter after an inspection of the company’s Sangareddy District, India found inadequate cleaning procedures.

Hahn promises transparency in the review and approval of COVID-19 vaccines.