The 5th Annual Boston Life Sciences Roundtable, “Navigating New Frontiers,” brought together legal experts, industry leaders, and innovators for an afternoon of thought-provoking discussion, strategic networking, and forward-looking perspectives on the latest trends and hot topics shaping the industry. Discussions ranged from recent changes at the FDA to strategies on how to de-risk supply chains from recently imposed tariffs to new AI technologies and pathways for products, and creative approaches to funding sources and deal structures amid ongoing regulatory and geopolitical uncertainty, writes Mia Harris.
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Recent UK regulatory developments of potential interest to international life sciences companies include: reforms aimed at speeding up medicines approvals and market access, global firsts with respect to certain orphan drug and cancer diagnostic approvals, and updates on unified packaging and labeling across the UK. Article authored by Dr. Chris Boyle and Dr. Kwabena Tenkorang.
https://goodlifesci.sidley.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/05/GLS-Blog_Generic-imagery-10.png606833Dr. Chris Boylehttps://goodlifesci.sidley.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/03/sidleyLogo-e1643922598198.pngDr. Chris Boyle2025-05-07 10:38:342025-05-12 10:19:40UK Windsor Framework Enters Into Force
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Securities class actions against life sciences companies are mostly second-order problems. The first-order problem is a business or regulatory setback that, when disclosed by the company or a third party, triggers a stock price decline. Following the decline, plaintiffs’ class-action attorneys search the company’s previous public statements and seek to identify inconsistencies between past positive comments and the current negative development. In most cases, plaintiffs’ attorneys then seek to show that any arguable inconsistency amounts to fraud—that is, they will claim that the earlier statement was knowingly or recklessly false or misleading. When the challenged statement appears in a public offering document (that is, a registration statement or prospectus), plaintiffs need only show that the statement was materially false or misleading, not that it was made with scienter or caused their losses.
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Commercial and pre-commercial developers of potentially transformative medicines or drug-device combination products can now utilize a unique accelerated regulatory pathway in the UK. Article authored by Marie Manley and Victoria Kerr.(more…)
Some entities known as Alternative Funding Programs (AFPs) are engaged in the unauthorized importation of specialty drugs into the United States and may pose a growing threat to the U.S. drug supply. Article authored by Benjamin B. Correa and Kathy P. Lee.
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A Special Fraud Alert has been issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), warning that certain marketing arrangements relating to Medicare Advantage beneficiary referrals could potentially result in “abusive arrangements.” Jon Zucker explains.
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2025 Boston Life Sciences Roundtable
The 5th Annual Boston Life Sciences Roundtable, “Navigating New Frontiers,” brought together legal experts, industry leaders, and innovators for an afternoon of thought-provoking discussion, strategic networking, and forward-looking perspectives on the latest trends and hot topics shaping the industry. Discussions ranged from recent changes at the FDA to strategies on how to de-risk supply chains from recently imposed tariffs to new AI technologies and pathways for products, and creative approaches to funding sources and deal structures amid ongoing regulatory and geopolitical uncertainty, writes Mia Harris.
Mia R. Harris
Boston
mharris@sidley.com
UK Windsor Framework Enters Into Force
Recent UK regulatory developments of potential interest to international life sciences companies include: reforms aimed at speeding up medicines approvals and market access, global firsts with respect to certain orphan drug and cancer diagnostic approvals, and updates on unified packaging and labeling across the UK. Article authored by Dr. Chris Boyle and Dr. Kwabena Tenkorang.
Dr. Chris Boyle
London
cboyle@sidley.com
Dr. Kwabena Tenkorang
Trainee Solicitor
ktenkorang@sidley.com
The Union of AI and Drug Discovery and Development Requires New Thinking for Structuring and Negotiating Strategic Transactions, and a Rigorous Analysis of Applicable Regulatory Considerations
The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in drug discovery and development is well established and here to stay. With AI tools developing the potential to impact virtually every stage of the life sciences product life cycle, the FDA continues to refine its framework for the use of AI to support regulatory decision-making. On April 7, the FDA ended its consultation period on two draft guidance documents, one containing recommendations on the use of AI to support FDA regulatory decision-making and another providing a “comprehensive approach” to the management of risk throughout the total product life cycle of AI-enabled devices. We also saw, in January of this year, the U.S. administration issue the Executive Order Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. These developments, and potential developments, need to be carefully taken into account by life sciences companies that are considering transacting with an AI/ML tool provider.
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Adam Welland
San Diego
adam.welland@sidley.com
Deeona R. Gaskin
Washington D.C.
dgaskin@sidley.com
Jon A. Olsen
San Diego
jon.olsen@sidley.com
Securities Litigation Against Life Sciences Companies: 2024
Securities class actions against life sciences companies are mostly second-order problems. The first-order problem is a business or regulatory setback that, when disclosed by the company or a third party, triggers a stock price decline. Following the decline, plaintiffs’ class-action attorneys search the company’s previous public statements and seek to identify inconsistencies between past positive comments and the current negative development. In most cases, plaintiffs’ attorneys then seek to show that any arguable inconsistency amounts to fraud—that is, they will claim that the earlier statement was knowingly or recklessly false or misleading. When the challenged statement appears in a public offering document (that is, a registration statement or prospectus), plaintiffs need only show that the statement was materially false or misleading, not that it was made with scienter or caused their losses.
(more…)
Sara B. Brody
San Francisco, Palo Alto
sbrody@sidley.com
Sarah A. Hemmendinger
San Francisco
shemmendinger@sidley.com
Francesca E. Brody
New York
fbrody@sidley.com
Robin E. Wechkin
Seattle
rwechkin@sidley.com
Zarine L. Alam
San Francisco
zalam@sidley.com
“Refreshed” UK-wide Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) Applications Now Open
Commercial and pre-commercial developers of potentially transformative medicines or drug-device combination products can now utilize a unique accelerated regulatory pathway in the UK. Article authored by Marie Manley and Victoria Kerr. (more…)
Maria Isabel Manley
London
mmanley@sidley.com
Victoria Kerr
London
vkerr@sidley.com
Unauthorized Drug Importation by Alternative Funding Programs: What Pharmaceutical Companies Need to Know and Options on How to Respond
Some entities known as Alternative Funding Programs (AFPs) are engaged in the unauthorized importation of specialty drugs into the United States and may pose a growing threat to the U.S. drug supply. Article authored by Benjamin B. Correa and Kathy P. Lee.
Benjamin B. Correa
Washington, D.C.
bcorrea@sidley.com
Kathy P. Lee
Washington, D.C.
kathy.lee@sidley.com
Referral Payments Targeted in New Special Fraud Alert
A Special Fraud Alert has been issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), warning that certain marketing arrangements relating to Medicare Advantage beneficiary referrals could potentially result in “abusive arrangements.” Jon Zucker explains.
Jon S. Zucker
Washington D.C.
jzucker@sidley.com
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