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• Breaking Down Pharma in the Current Environment

  Shelly and Wayne chat with Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, Founder and CEO of BioTechquity Clinical, and Alan Minsk, Partner, Chair of the Food & Drug practice, and Co-Chair of the Life Sciences industry team at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. You’ll hear their thoughts on the potential effects that FDA staffing cuts may have on drug and biologics approvals; how the current environment may affect investments in drug and biotech development; what companies can do to amid agency staffing shortages; how FDA can aim to include all demographics of patients in trials; and much more.  In our headlines segment, Shelly and Wayne delve into these major developments: Pharma: Trump administration makes exception for pharmaceuticals amid rollout of tariffs Devices: Industry continues to face the consequences of cutbacks at CDRH Food: Food company completes FDA pre-market consultation for human food made with cultured pork fat cells Cosmetics: PCPC executive issues statement on impact of Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs on cosmetics and personal care products industry In our Resource Links segment, we list key documents in our four core areas. To view these links, subscribe, or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net. Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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• The State of Protection, Innovation & Communication at FDA

  Shelly and Wayne chat with Ron Bartek, Co-Founder and President of Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance, and Ralph Hall, CEO of Hall Strategies, LLC. Together, they discuss the overall situation at FDA right now; its impact on agency activities and innovation; what areas will be most impacted; what policy changes, such as those surrounding vaccines, animal testing, expedited approvals, and right-to-try guidance, might be coming; and much more. This episode and all bonus episodes do not include the usual Headlines and Resources Links segments. To subscribe or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net. Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at [email protected].  Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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• AI, Medical Products & FDA, Part 1: AI Overview in Life Sciences

  In this first part of our AI-focused series in collaboration with Arnold & Porter, Shelly and Wayne chat with Dan Kracov, Partner at Arnold and Porter and Chair of the firm’s Global Life Sciences Industry group; Abeba Habtemariam, Partner at Arnold & Porter; Ethan Dabbs, Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group; and Lauren Silvis, Senior Vice President of External Affairs at Tempus. Together, they discuss Arnold & Porter’s recent survey on AI adoption in life sciences; problems, challenges, and successes in AI adoption in drug and medical device development; where FDA may be hampered in developing AI policy given budget and personnel cuts; concerns surrounding AI and protecting IP; and much more. Access Arnold & Porter’s survey on AI adoption in life sciences at https://www.arnoldporter.com/-/media/files/perspectives/publications/2024/11/report_the-convergence-of-life-sciences-and-artificial-intelligence_november-2024.pdf?rev=bd08472ad0a641ba883d96278f84bc70&hash=143DAAB41B6103F0C0992A8693856871  This episode and the rest of our series do not include the usual Headlines and Resources Links segments. To subscribe or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net. Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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• Examining the Cosmetics Compliance and Enforcement Landscape

  Shelly and Wayne chat with Justin Prochnow, Partner in the Denver office of Greenberg Traurig. You’ll hear his thoughts on what FDA could be prioritizing in cosmetics and personal care products under new FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary; compliance and enforcement obstacles the agency is facing with MoCRA implementation; challenges companies are facing from class-action attorneys; the intersection of cosmetics and environmental regulation; and much more. In our headlines segment, Shelly and Wayne delve into these major developments: Pharma: FDA will not require an Advisory Committee meeting for a new fibromyalgia treatment, potentially streamlining its approval process Medical Devices: Advocacy group says FDA should regulate “dangerous” prescription software platform as a medical device Food: FDA pushes back the compliance date of the Food Safety Modernization Act Section 204(d) Cosmetics: From Fortune, beauty industry giants plead with European Union to exclude American cosmetics from tariff war In our Resource Links segment, we list key documents in our four core areas. To view these links, subscribe, or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net. Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at [email protected]. Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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• A New Era of Unprecedented Change

  Shelly and Wayne chat with Nancy Myers, CEO of Catalyst Healthcare Consulting, Inc., and former Special Assistant and Senior Strategic Advisor in FDA’s Office of the Commissioner, and Stuart Pape, Senior Partner and Chair of the FDA Practice at Polsinelli. Together, they discuss what companies should be doing now amid changes at FDA, including the recent confirmation of Dr. Marty Makary as the agency’s new commissioner; the potential effect of the agency’s consolidation of backroom functions such as IT and HR; what it means for FDA to lose such leaders as Drs. Peter Marks and Patrizia Cavazzoni; the impact of staffing reductions on inspections; and much more. This episode and all future bonus episodes do not include the usual Headlines and Resources Links segments. To subscribe or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net. Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at [email protected].  Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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