EMA Revises Biosimilars Guideline
EMA's revised guideline on biosimilars containing biotechnology-derived proteins is published for public consultation.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has revised their guideline on clinical and nonclinical issues related to biosimilars that contain biotechnology-derived proteins. The guideline includes requirements for marketing authorization of a biosimilar claiming to be similar to a biological product already marketed. The revised guideline updates the previous 2006 guidance and is open for public consultation for six months.
The revision provides additional guidance on the risk-based approach for the design of non-clinical studies; the use of pharmacodynamic markers for the demonstration of clinical comparability; study design (non-inferiority versus equivalence), choice of an appropriate patient population, and choice of surrogate endpoints in efficacy trials; the design of immunogenicity studies; and extrapolation of efficacy and safety from one therapeutic indication to another.
Market Demands and Emerging Technologies Shape Outsourcing Models
June 5th 2025Trends in certain forms of drug delivery, as well as the emergence of artificial intelligence, are playing roles in evolving the nature of partnerships, but there are new types of partnerships gaining steam as well.
Guidance on Quality Culture Standards
June 3rd 2025Matt Cushing, VP of Quality and Science, Nelson Labs, and Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, a Nelson Labs Company, discuss PDA/ANSI Standard 06-2025: Assessment of Quality Culture Guidance Documents, Models, and Tools, which was published in February 2025.
