Building Compliance in India

This Spring I was invited to an International Informatics summit in Hyderabad, India with the aim of discussing global harmonization as a means to a

Personalized Medicine and FDA Dance Closer

The FDA has taken several more steps toward a 21st century regulatory framework overseeing personalized medicine. In April, FDA’s Elizabeth Mansfield confirmed the imminent publication of

Drug Development Costs Criticized

The journal BioSocieties has published a study critical of the cost estimates of new drug development used by PhRMA and Tufts CSDD. The article notes

Upcoming FDA Compliance Talks

Over the next two months, I’ll be giving six public seminars – not including my speech at the NIH – on various aspects of complying

FDA 510(k) Revisions – An Analysis

In February, SmarterCompliance newsletter published a detailed six page analysis of FDA’s action plan to revise the 510(k) medical device submission, approval, and post-marketing processes.

Regulatory Science – FDA, EMA, MIT, NIH

Following the FDA announcement to work on pharmaceutical regulatory science with the NIH early last year, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced its partnership

Cooperative Drug Development

Pfizer’s recent pact with UC San Francisco is the latest in big pharma’s move to the new collaborative drug development model that is part of

Postmarket Commitments Increase

FDA’s approval of Amgen’s osteoporosis treatment, Prolia (denosumab), came with strings attached.  Postmarket surveillance requirements – including Phase IV trials and studies – are increasingly