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Rare Disease Advisory Council – Take 2

May 3, 2023

Rep. Jason Morgan (D- MI-23) introduced HB 4167 late February, the latest attempt to establish a Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC) in Michigan. A RDAC would empower rare disease patients as partners in helping to shape policy development relevant to the unmet needs, common struggles, and concerns on equitable, quality, and affordable access to specialty…

Bills To Help Early-Stage Innovators Access Working Capital

May 3, 2023

The House Financial Services Committee, in a marathon session late April, considered a package of 15 bills designed to relieve regulatory burdens and facilitate access to needed capital for biotech startups. Among them were the following: The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act,which would create a certification exam to qualify as an accredited investor so more…

MADE in America Act Reintroduced

May 3, 2023

Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Carol Miller (R-WV) reintroduced the Manufacturing API, Drugs, and Excipients (MADE) In America Act to prevent U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain dependence on China and other foreign adversaries. The MADE in America Act will stimulate domestic manufacturing of drugs and pharmaceutical supplies such as active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and personal protective…

Senate Takes Up Drug Pricing Legislation

May 3, 2023

The Senate HELP Committee is taking up four bills – S 1607 (Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023), S 1214 (Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity Act of 2023), S 1114 (Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2023), and S 1339 (Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act) – introduced with a focus on regulating drug…

EPA to Limit Ethylene Oxide Emissions from Medical Device Sterilizers

May 3, 2023

Medical device sterilizers will face new limits on ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions and new requirements for worker protection, according to a pair of proposals issued by the EPA. The new limits are part of a broader series of actions by the agency to reduce exposure to the chemical, which it said can increase cancer risks…

Repeal of R&D Amortization

May 3, 2023

The America Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2023 was reintroduced that would repeal current rules and allow a business to deduct of R&D costs in the tax year that they occur and thereby incentivize long-term investments in innovation. Such repeal has been a top policy priority for MichBio and the bio-industry generally as it would…

MichBio Visits Capitol Hill 2X

May 3, 2023

Spring in Washington, DC annually witnesses the ritual of Legislative Fly-Ins whereby many special interest groups descend on Capitol Hill to advocate their policy priorities. This year was no different, except for the fact that it was the first time such pilgrimages were made in three years due to the pandemic. MichBio made two trips…

Grave Concerns Resulting from Court Decision to Suspend Abortion Pill Approval and Access

May 3, 2023

MichBio, like many other stakeholders in the life sciences industry, has serious concerns over the recent Texas Court decision to suspend the FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone and what it may mean more broadly for the FDA’s ability to regulate drug reviews and approval. The decision, should it stand upon appeal, would set a…

New Traceable Opioid Material® Kit Expands Coverage to Other Emerging Drugs of Concern in Seized Samples and Toxicological Casework

May 3, 2023

ORIGINAL SOURCE ANN ARBOR, MI, APRIL 26, 2023—Cayman Chemical and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new addition to the Traceable Opioid Material® Kits (TOM Kits®) product line that expands testing laboratory capabilities beyond synthetic opioids to include additional emerging drugs of abuse that are commonly found as co-drugs in fentanyl-containing samples. The new Fentanyl…

AdvaMed Responds to Proposed Rules Governing Ethylene Oxide’s Role in Sterilizing Medtech

April 13, 2023

ORIGINAL SOURCE WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its proposed rule regulating ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilizers of medical technology and other commercial uses through the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) under the Clean Air Act. The EPA also released its proposed update of EtO registration as a sterilant under the…

MMS Scientific Advisory Board’s New Members Expand CRO’s Therapeutic Expertise

April 12, 2023

CANTON, Mich. (3/21/2023) – MMS Holdings, an award-winning, data-focused CRO, announced today the addition of Dr. Philip Breitfeld and Dr. Bernhardt Zeiher to its board of scientific advisors. Both industry leaders in innovative clinical trial delivery solutions, Dr. Breitfeld and Dr. Zeiher’s additions as advisors expand MMS’ therapeutic area expertise to support growth in different…

BIO’s long COVID webinar furthers search for biotech solutions

April 12, 2023

ORIGINAL SOURCE When it comes to long COVID, health care providers and the biotech industry must be aware of what is already known, but we still need to learn much more, participants at an online long COVID webinar co-organized by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) were told yesterday. “While significant research efforts by the U.S.…

MMS Partners with I-ACT to Advance Children’s Clinical Trials

April 12, 2023

CANTON, Mich. (February 21, 2023) – MMS Holdings, a data-focused contract research organization (CRO) – announced its partnership with the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials (I-ACT) to accelerate the development of life-saving therapeutics, including vaccines, medicines, and medical devices for children. MMS is a sponsor of I-ACT’s Spin Challenge, a creative way to raise funds to…

Legislation to Establish a Michigan Rare Disease Advisory Council to be Introduced on Rare Disease Day

February 27, 2023

Giving a voice to the one million Michiganders with a rare disease.   February 27, 2023 – Lansing, MI – Representative Jason Morgan (D) Ann Arbor to introduce legislation to establish a Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC) in Michigan. The council will gather stakeholders from the patient community, the life sciences industry, health insurance, provider…

Phase IIB Bridge and Small Market Applications Due February 28th, 2023

February 17, 2023

The NHLBI Phase IIB Bridge (RFA-HL-23-009) and Small Market Award (RFA-HL-23-008) Programs can provide up to $3 Million over three (3) years to continue the commercialization of novel products in the NHLBI mission space, specifically towards the completion of milestones necessary to achieve regulatory approval. This work must represent an extension of work completed under an…