Robert Califf, a former FDA commissioner turned Verily Life Sciences exec, is just one of the voice predicting a long-term impact on clinical trial processes from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Current and former US Food and Drug Administration officials are expressing broad agreement that COVID-19 will likely be a prod to the wider-ranging acceptance of digital health information from clinical trials.
The practical difficulties of collecting information at specific sites during the mobility restriction of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic are acting as...
The Australian teletrials program has surpassed expectations at its mid-way point and is being used by drug and device sponsors looking to enhance trial participant recruitment and retention by enabling access to rural, regional and remote areas.
The implementation phase of the European Health Data Space is an opportunity to address “critical aspects” of the new regulation that require clarification, says pharmaceutical industry federation EFPIA.
Europe’s Innovative Health Initiative, a public-private funding partnership, has put out a call for a research project that could help analyze the use of regulatory sandboxes in health care innovation in addition to three others.
In an interview with the Pink Sheet, Troy Tazbaz, director of the US FDA's Digital Health Center of Excellence, says the agency lacks authority to regulate assurance labs, which would be used to help AI developers ensure their models are working correctly before submitting them for approval.
Long-term follow-up requirements have taken a conservative approach but could be ripe for re-examination and global harmonization given the years of experience with the products, Kite Pharma executive director says; former FDA gene/cell therapy office head Wilson Bryan calls for elimination of the classwide REMS.
Program for collaborative reviews of gene therapy applications is getting under way with the European Medicines Agency. After launch, the pilot could be expanded to earlier discussions around CMC and pharm/tox data requirements, FDA’s Nicole Verdun said.
