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Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen has launched a human clinical trial of its experimental Ebola vaccine in the UK, with much larger clinical trials expected to start this spring in the U.S. and Africa. Read More
Washington state oncology drug developer OncoGenex is taking back rights to the experimental cancer therapy custirsen, ending a five-year collaboration with Israeli manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals. Read More
Brand drugmakers in Europe are calling on the European Commission to implement a system to help resolve patent disputes before the launch of a generic drug, a move they say would address inefficiencies in the current patent litigation system. Read More
Development and approval times of central nervous system drugs that treat conditions such as depression, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease lag behind those of other drugs, a recent report finds. Read More
India has finalized the formulas that drugmakers must use to determine compensation for patients who are injured while in clinical trials, but one expert says the move will do little to attract industry back to the country to conduct trials. Read More
Drug industry groups are urging the European Commission to invest more in research and development, streamline regulatory systems and accelerate recently approved clinical trial reforms as ways to bolster the EU’s pharmaceutical industry. Read More
Phase II trials of a much-lauded Ebola vaccine have been pushed back until at least the second week of February, after African regulators asked GlaxoSmithKline for more information about the upcoming studies. Read More
European regulators have selected nine applicants out of 29 manufacturers who submitted proposals to participate in the EMA’s adaptive pathway pilot project, which aims to speed drug approvals by authorizing products in stages for targeted populations. Read More