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Jun 5, 2025

‘Not a horse and pony show’: At FDA cell and gene roundtable, officials look for ways to cut red tape


Cullinan pens $700M pact for BCMA bispecific to pair with another autoimmune T-cell engager


Newly proposed EU drug regulations a 'missed opportunity' to support innovation, industry says


FDA clears first AI tool for breast cancer risk prediction from startup Clairity

 

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‘Not a horse and pony show’: At FDA cell and gene roundtable, officials look for ways to cut red tape

At a June 5 cell and gene therapy roundtable hosted by the Food and Drug Administration, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., asked the assembled scientists and advocates to provide a list of regulations they’d like to see gone.
 

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Cullinan pens $700M pact for BCMA bispecific to pair with another autoimmune T-cell engager

Cullinan Therapeutics is paying $20 million upfront for a BCMAxCD3 bispecific T-cell engager that the biotech plans to pair with its existing CD19 candidate.

Newly proposed EU drug regulations a 'missed opportunity' to support innovation, industry says

The Council of the European Union has delivered its newest set of proposals meant to shake up European pharma regulations and sharpen its competitive edge, but the plan isn't exactly what EU drugmakers had hoped for.

FDA clears first AI tool for breast cancer risk prediction from startup Clairity

Startup Clairity scored a green light from the FDA for the agency's first artificial intelligence tool designed to predict five-year breast cancer risk from a routine screening mammogram.

Chasing Sarepta, RegenXBio links DMD gene therapy to improved outcomes

RegenXBio has shared updated phase 1/2 data on its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy, providing evidence that its pivotal dose improves functional outcomes in older boys with the disease.

Orca hires ex-Legend exec Gavel to hammer open cell therapy market as CCO

Orca Bio is preparing to make a splash in the cell therapy market. The biotech has hired Steve Gavel as chief commercial officer, securing itself a leader with cell therapy expertise accrued at Legend Biotech and Celgene.

Schott Pharma throws down €100M to build new sterile cartridge facility at Hungary manufacturing site

Schott Pharma—which makes glass vials, syringes, delivery devices and other key packaging products for the pharmaceutical industry—is investing more than 100 million euros ($115 million) at its manufacturing site in Lukácsháza, Hungary, to build a new facility focused on sterile ready-to-use cartridges.

Fujifilm, Coherus, ViGeneron unveil rebrands to better reflect ongoing work

After a long winter, the start of summer is ushering in some much-needed sunshine, warmer weather and, for a handful of biopharma companies, refreshed branding.

Amneal recalls 3 lots of a generic antibiotic after black spots found on tablets

Amneal Pharmaceuticals is recalling three lots of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim tablets because of microbial contamination which caused black spots to appear on the medication, according to a report from a customer.

Regulatory tracker: Roche's Evrysdi tablet approved in EU

In this tracker, Fierce Pharma is recording the regulatory progress of in-market products, including expansions into key geographies and new indications. Some of these updates may not meet the bar for standalone stories, but we think they are still worth mentioning.

Smiths Medical recalls infusion pumps over false alarm, 2 other potential safety issues

Smiths Medical has recalled ambulatory infusion pumps to provide updated use instructions to providers after identifying issues with potential false alarms as well as two other problems that could pose safety risks.
 
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