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LDT Final Rule Series: Part 3 – Legal Challenges

This year, we have seen several monumental events that already are, or potentially could be, pivotal to the future of the Laboratory Developed Test (“LDT”) industry – first, the issuance of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Fourth Quarter of 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape....more

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FDA Warning Letter Marks Significant Shift in Enforcement of Laboratory Developed Tests

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) March 21, 2024, warning letter to Agena Bioscience Inc. (Agena), a genetic diagnostic test developer, generated a lot of immediate commentary among regulatory lawyers and...more

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Challenges to LDT Final Rule Continue as Rule Goes into Effect

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As discussed in our May 6, 2024, Client Alert, earlier this year FDA issued its Final Rule for the regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) that the FDA has historically treated with enforcement discretion. A week...more

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The Future of Laboratory Testing Just Got a Little Clearer: FDA's Final Rule on LDTs – Diagnosing Health Care

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Laboratories in the United States are facing a major regulatory landscape shift. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new rule ending its historical blanket enforcement discretion over laboratory...more

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Loper Bright's Implications for the Food and Drug Administration and Regulated Industry

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Under the Chevron doctrine, FDA and other agencies had significant flexibility to set policy where Congress left a gap or failed to speak clearly when enacting legislation—a common occurrence given the at-times sparse...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Boys Are Back in Town: FDA’s Draft Guidance for Compliance With the Phase-Out of LDT Enforcement Discretion

Thin Lizzy famously declared in their 1976 hit, “The Boys are Back in Town.” The same is true almost 50 years later, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced its plan to phase out its general enforcement...more

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FDA Pushes to Diversify Clinical Studies, Releases Draft Industry Guidance

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On June 26, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its much-anticipated draft guidance on Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies....more

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Action Plans on Diversity: Key Requirements for Certain Clinical Studies

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On June 26, 2024, FDA issued a new draft guidance on clinical trial diversity, “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies” (Draft Guidance), to assist...more

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FDA's Diversity Action Plans for Clinical Trials: Key Deadlines and Compliance Requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a long-anticipated draft guidance on June 26, 2024, entitled “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Signals to Industry to Prepare for Compliance with the LDT Final Rule Despite Looming Legal Challenge

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reaffirming its plans to actively regulate certain laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that the FDA has historically treated with enforcement discretion. On June 25, 2024, the FDA...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. ...more

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2024 Health Report - Government Actions Affecting Food, Drug and Medical Device Industries

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The food, drug and medical device industries comprise some of the most closely regulated sectors in the United States. The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) actively exercises authority by constantly changing legislation...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

LDT Final Rule Series: Part 2 – Response to the Rule

In this second installment of our nine-part deep-dive into the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the Agency”) final rule on Laboratory Developed Tests (“LDTs”) – which established a staged plan that will phase out...more

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging FDA Final Rule Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests

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On May 29, 2024, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s final rule concerning the regulatory status of laboratory developed tests...more

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Will FDA's LDT Final Rule Bring "Balance to the (IVD) Force"?

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a Final Rule on May 6, 2024 (89 FR 37286) that will, over the next four years, radically alter the landscape for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). This action...more

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FDA Finalizes Rule and Sets Course to Phase In Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests

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On May 6, 2024, following more than a decade of discourse with interested stakeholders on potential approaches to regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its...more

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FDA Releases Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule – Thought Leaders in Health Law

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The landscape of laboratory testing in the United States is changing. On April 29, 2024, following more than a decade of discourse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA, or the “Agency”) released its long-awaited...more

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Discretion No More: FDA’s New Final Rule Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests

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On April 29, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Final Rule amending regulations to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...more

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What’s in the FDA Final Rule Regulating Laboratory-Developed Tests as Medical Devices?

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Our FDA/Food, Drug & Device Team analyzes the practical considerations for adhering to the Food and Drug Administration’s final rule for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs)....more

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FDA Publishes Final Rule on Regulation of Lab-Developed Tests

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On May 6, 2024 the FDA published its much-anticipated Final Rule on Lab-Developed Tests (“LDTs”) to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (“IVDs”) are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Changes in FDA, Cannabis Policies and AI Developments

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In the latest episode of Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Group "Eyes on Washington" podcast series, Healthcare & Life Sciences attorney Michael Werner and Sara Klock examine pivotal shifts in U.S. Food and Drug...more

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It’s Raining Regs: CMS Releases Major Laboratory-Developed Test Reg in Midst of Massive Reg Storm

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Over the last several weeks, the Biden administration has released numerous final regulations in order to “beat the clock” before it ticks down to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) deadline. The CRA authorizes Congress to...more

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FDA Finalizes Rule Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests

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FDA’s Final Rule regulating Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDTs) has been published in the Federal Register yesterday, May 6, 2024. This follows a decades-long effort by some stakeholders to clarify the regulatory status of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The End of an Era? FDA Finalizes LDT Rule But Grandfathers Many Existing LDTs

On May 6, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The final rule cemented the agency’s forecasted decision to increase the FDA’s regulatory oversight of...more

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