Monday, September 26, 2022: Life Sciences

Moderna announced that it asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize its omicron booster shots for children. Moderna filed two separate FDA authorization requests, one for adolescents ages 12 to 17 and another for kids ages 6 to 11. The biotech company...

Friday, September 23, 2022: Life Sciences

Senate and House health committee leaders reached an agreement on a five-year reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) user fee. The renewal will be part of the short-term continuing resolution, which Congress must pass by October 1 to avoid a...

Friday, September 16, 2022: Life Sciences

A New York Times article provides insight into the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prescription drug user fee debate as Congress works toward finalizing a bill by September 30. While critics of the program say it gives the drug and medical device industry too much...

Thursday, September 15, 2022: Life Sciences

The White House is planning to allocate $2 billion to launch President Biden’s new national biomanufacturing initiative. According to a press release, the administration will invest $1.7 billion to expand domestic biomanufacturing: the Department of Defense (DoD) will...