International – ICH releases draft guideline proposing harmonized bioequivalence testing
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) last month released a draft M13A guideline which proposes harmonized bioequivalence (BE) testing of new orally administered immediate-release...
International – Industry groups call for changes in ICH M11 guideline on harmonized protocols
In comments to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pharmaceutical industry groups called for revisions to the International Council for Harmonisation’s (ICH) M11...
International – WHO seeks to align biowaiver policy with ICH guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to align its bioequivalence classifications with other global guidelines by reducing the number of in vivo studies required to prove...
International – ICH paper calls for ‘stepwise’ harmonization of RWE
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) issued a Reflection Paper outlining a “stepwise” approach to harmonization of real-world data and evidence (RWD/RWE) that includes...
International – ICH adopts S12 guideline for gene therapies
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) last week announced that its S12 guideline on nonclinical biodistribution (BD) considerations for gene therapy products has reached...
International – Pharma groups question enhanced approach in Q14, call for more alignment between...
Pharmaceutical industry groups praised certain aspects of the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) draft Q14 and Q2(R2) guidelines yet had questions on how enhanced...
International – WHO publishes guidance for HPV vaccine developers to help tackle cervical cancer
Currently the main cause of cervical cancer – the fourth most common cancer in women globally – HPV is a very common group of...
International – Novartis confirms death of 2 children after gene therapy
Novartis has recorded two deaths after treatment with its spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy Zolgensma, once again bringing gene therapy’s safety into attention.
Two children...
International – WHO decision improves children’s access to safer polio vaccine
Three years after it received its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) and with 950 million doses now delivered worldwide, nOPV2 has been prequalified by the WHO,...
International – ICH signs off on carcinogenicity testing addendum
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) recently announced that its S1B(R1) addendum outlining a “weight of evidence” (WoE) approach to assess the human carcinogenic...
