Tag Archives: biologics

Generic Lovenox – Moving One Step Closer to Biosimilars

We bleed from similar veins. – Tupac Shakur Lovenox is not, I repeat, not a biologic therapeutic.  It is derived from a biological source (pig intestines, yum), but it is not protein-based.  However, the FDA’s approval of a generic form … Continue reading

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OIG Report Shows Increasing Use of Foreign Clinical Trials in Marketing Applications (and Challenges for the FDA)

There are no foreign lands.  It is the traveler only who is foreign. – Robert Louis Stevenson Global.  That’s one of the buzz words/ideas that has gripped modern drug development.  In particular, there is a notion that foreign countries represent … Continue reading

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Use A Detailed Development Plan to Secure Venture Capital

This is a guest post by Shane Grivna, Ph.D. Shane is a Clinical Strategy Scientist for Cato Research and an Analyst for Cato BioVentures. It’s a tough time to be asking for money.  Whether you’re a highschooler who needs cash … Continue reading

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FDA Ups the Ante on Transparency

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it’s not just a physical idea, it’s also an intellectual one. – Helmut Jahn I’ve talked about its transparency initiative before (here, here, here, and here), but the FDA’s … Continue reading

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FDA Forms Biosimilar Work Group

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect. – … Continue reading

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