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Tag Archives: biotech regulation
Medical Innovation at Risk
The National Venture Capital Association’s MedIC Coalition recently released a report showing U.S. venture capitalists are decreasing their investments in biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, reducing their concentration in prevalent disease areas and shifting investments towards Europe and Asia. The report, Vital Signs: The Threat to Investment in U.S. Medical Innovation and the Imperative of FDA Reform, strongly indicates that America’s medical innovation economy is in grave danger of losing its primary source of funding, Read More >
How we are advancing American innovation to cure disease and save lives
Mankind’s need to cure disease, combat hunger and discover new forms of energy has never been more urgent. Yet despite the extraordinary hope offered by biotechnology to solve these problems, government policies and the capital formation environment necessary to support these goals are insufficiently conducive to allowing us to meet these critical challenges. During our 2011 BIO International Convention, we unveiled a strategic initiative to speed scientific breakthroughs, develop cures and grow the bio-economy. The Read More >
Biologics & Biosimilars: What is the Science Telling Us?
Panelists from the varied backgrounds of academia, business and regulation agreed on the highest scientific standards of biosimilar regulation. Each panelist emphasized the need for the most stringent of standards in order to ensure patient safety and efficacy within the emerging biosimilars market. As Brian Liang, Executive Director of the Institute of Health Law Studies at California Western School of Law, summed it up, “the need in biosimilars is to focus on science, not cost. These are Read More >
Nasdaq Biotech Index re-ranking for next Monday
Twice a year, in May and November, the NASDAQ OMX Group re-ranks the closely watched Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI). This Monday (May 23rd), six companies will be added to the Nasdaq Biotech index and two will be removed. The additions are Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN), AVEO Pharmaceuticals (AVEO), Columbia Laboratories (CBRX), ISTA Pharmaceuticals (ISTA), Pacific Biosciences (PACB) and Zalicus (ZLCS). The two companies to be removed from the NBI are Biodel (BIOD) and China Sky One Read More >
