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FDA approvals of new drugs, biological products dip slightly in FY2019

New drug and biological product approvals were down slightly in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, compared to the same period in the previous year, according to data released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

SURGENTEC: Announces FDA Clearance for Neurostimulation with ALARA™ Access Needle Kit

Announces Participation in the 2019 North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting

STALICLA: Announces Completion of pre-IND Meeting With FDA on STP1 for Subgroup of Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

STP1 is a pioneering investigational precision medicine that aims to provide an effective treatment option for a subgroup of patients with ASD (referred to as ‘Phenotype 1’). Phenotype 1 is estimated to include 20% of the total ASD population (2 million out of 10 million patients with ASD across Europe and North America), meaning STP1 has the potential to be a ‘game-changing’ influence in the field.

BEIGENE: Announces U.S. FDA Acceptance and Grant of Priority Review for its New Drug Application of Zanubrutinib in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for zanubrutinib for the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who have received at least one prior therapy.

BIOELECTRONICS CORPORATION: Files FDA 510(k) Application for Musculoskeletal Pain Complaints; Clinical Data Demonstrates Superior Drug Free Pain Relief to Prescription Strength NSAID Drug

BioElectronics Corporation (OTC PINK: BIEL), www.bielcorp.com, is pleased to announce that it has filed a 510(k), Premarket Notification application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

VYAIRE MEDICAL: Receives FDA Clearance of New Pulmonary Function Testing Technology

Vyntus™ ONE, Vyntus™ BODY and SentrySuite™ Software Available to U.S. Healthcare Market Immediately

VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS: FDA Update for HETLIOZ® in the Treatment of Jet Lag Disorder

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced that on August 16 2019, it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of its ongoing review of Vanda's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for HETLIOZ® (tasimelteon) for the treatment of Jet Lag Disorder (JLD).

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION: Announces FDA Approval Of ImageReady™ MRI For Vercise Gevia™ Deep Brain Stimulation System

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its ImageReady™ MRI labeling for the Vercise Gevia™ Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System to be used in a full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment.

ADAGIO MEDICAL: Announces US FDA Investigational Device Exemption Approval With Conditions To Conduct A Clinical Study For Treatment Of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using The Ultra-Low Temperature Cryoablation System

Adagio Medical, Inc. (Adagio), the developer of iCLAS™, the company's ultra-low temperature intelligent continuous lesion ablation system, announced that it has received an Investigational Device Exemption approval with conditions from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a non-randomized, single-arm clinical study for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).

EDWARDS LIFE SCIENCES CORPORATION: Edwards SAPIEN 3 TAVR Receives FDA Approval For Low-Risk Patients

Superior TAVR Valve Available for All Patients Diagnosed with Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis

NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION: IgA Nephropathy Patients Invited to Speak About their Disease to the FDA

National Kidney Foundation and IGAN Foundation of America organizing meeting to hear voices of patients with this chronic kidney disease

ABBVIE: Receives FDA Approval of RINVOQ™ (upadacitinib), an Oral JAK Inhibitor For The Treatment of Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RINVOQ™ (upadacitinib), a 15 mg, once-daily oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate (MTX-IR).1 RINVOQ is expected to be available in the U.S. in late August 2019.

Jeff Berg Assumes Top Leadership Role at AbelsonTaylor With Appointment to President

Founder Dale Taylor Will Remain CEO and Chairman of the Board

Some flavored e-liquid and hookah tobacco products to be removed

Warning letters were issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to four companies who do not have the required marketing authorization for 44 flavors of e-liquid and hookah tobacco products.

Dynacure receives orphan drug designation for drug to treat Centronuclear Myopathies

DYN101, an investigational antisense medication for Centronuclear Myopathies (CNM), has received Orphan Drug Designation, according to the drug development company Dynacure.

AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC: Five-Year FDA IDE Trial Outcomes Show a Higher Safety Profile and Greater Effectiveness at Preserving Range of Motion for the activL® Artificial Disc Compared to Previous Generation Lumbar Discs

Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC, a leader in lumbar motion preservation technology, today announced the e-publication of the "Five-year results of a randomized controlled trial for lumbar artificial discs in single level degenerative disc disease" in Spine

EMPHYCORP INC.: FDA Submission for Rx New Non-Steroidal Nasal Spray for Pulmonary Fibrosis w/ No Known Side Effects

EmphyCorp Inc. www.EmphyCorp.com, a Private Corporation, is proud to announce the completion of a clinical trial to define medical endpoints as requested by the FDA for the NDA marketing application in patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis, under its Orphan Drug Designations for the treatment of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), which includes Pulmonary Fibrosis and Cystic Fibrosis.

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