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Senate introduces health-care package with biosimilars boost

Bipartisan draft legislation was presented by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) that includes proposals featuring the use of biosimilars to lower health care costs.

New gene therapy to be world’s most expensive drug at $2.1M

Zolgensma, a gene therapy to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in infants, will be the world’s most expensive drug at $2.1 million.

MEDIVIS: Wins FDA Clearance for Breakthrough Augmented Reality Surgical System

SurgicalAR™ Officially Brings Holographic Visualization into the Operating Room

LUYE PHARMA: Luye Pharma's Rykindo® NDA Filing Accepted by the U.S. FDA

Rykindo® (LY03004), Luye Pharma's innovative, independently developed Extended-Release Microspheres formulation for injection, is one step closer to going on the U.S. market.

CEPHEID: Receives FDA Clearance for Extragenital Claims for Xpert® CT/NG Test

On-Demand Same-Day Extragenital Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Fills Critical Unmet Need in Fight Against Rising Rates of Chlamydial and Gonorrheal Infection

LEICA BIOSYSTEMS: Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market a Digital Pathology System for Primary Diagnosis

Leica Biosystems, the global leader in pathology workflow solutions, announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Aperio AT2 DX System for clinical diagnosis in the U.S.

Doctors disagree on FDA approach toward stem cell treatments

WASHINGTON -- The New York Times recently published a lengthy story about stem cell treatments, describing the Food and Drug Administration’s approach as industry friendly.

FDA Update: Which drugs are in short supply?

The Food and Drug Administration this week updated its list of which drugs are in short supply in the nation and which previous drug shortages have been resolved.

Doctor says stem cell providers not immune from legal action under proposed North Carolina law

North Carolina passed a Right to Try law back in 2015 yet a bill introduced in April could expand that stem cell treatment law.

Bipartisan prescription drug price bill draws criticism from industry expert

How much is too much when it comes to the price of prescription drugs? This week, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) crossed party lines and introduced a bill to answer that very question.

RESOLUTION BIOSCIENCE: Resolution Liquid Biopsy Assay Receives Breakthrough Device Designation from FDA

Accelerated pathway for companion diagnostic development granted to cell-free DNA assay for detecting HRD mutations and gene deletions

NANOVIRICIDES: Received Favorable FDA Comments on Its Pre-IND Application for the Lead Drug Candidate

NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American: NNVC) (the "Company") a company with novel platform technology to fulfill unmet medical needs in treating difficult and life-threatening viral diseases, reports that it has received favorable comments from the US FDA on the Company's pre-IND application for its lead drug candidate.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA, INC.: Announces International Coverage at FDA Public Hearing on Cannabis and CBD Products

Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) (the "Company"), the first-ever publicly traded cannabis company in the United Statesthat launched the world's first-ever cannabis-derived nutraceutical products, brands and supply chain, announced today that Dr. Stuart Titus, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, was featured in several national and international news publications about his speaking engagement at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Hearing on cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) on Friday, May 31, 2019.

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Federal court issues decision holding that US Stem Cell clinics and owner adulterated and misbranded stem cell products in violation of the law

U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro of the Southern District of Florida granted the government’s motion for summary judgment against US Stem Cell Clinic LLC, of Weston, Florida, and US Stem Cell Inc., of Sunrise, Florida, and their Chief Scientific Officer Kristin Comella, Ph.D.

ZAVATION: Gains US FDA Clearance for the Ti3Z Interbody System (TLIF, T-PLIF, and PLIF)

Zavation, an employee-owned medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and distributes medical device products, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Ti3Z Interbody System (TLIF, T-PLIF, and PLIF).

FDA to host conference in London

The FDA Drug Approval Process conference in London will provide an overview of procedures and requirements for the U.S. drug approval process.

R3 Stem Cell receives letter from FDA over unapproved products

R3 Stem Cell and CEO David Green received an untitled letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for unapproved stem cell products offered at its more than 50 centers around the U.S.

AKONNI BIOSYSTEMS INC.: Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance of Its TruDiagnosis Multiplex Diagnostic System

FDA clearance is part of Company's three-part strategy to change the business paradigm for the molecular diagnostic industry

R3 STEM CELL: Responds to FDA Letter to Reaffirm its Commitment to Public Health and Safety

R3 Stem Cell, LLC (R3), a leader in regenerative therapy practices, issued a formal response to a letter it received from the FDA that raised concerns over alleged unapproved stem cell products to treat a variety of diseases and conditions as well as potential safety concerns.

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