Psychedelic drug development is moving into a more consequential phase. Compounds such as MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and other psychoactive agents continue to be explored for serious mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, treatment-resistant depression, major depressive disorder, and substance...
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Recent regulatory developments are reshaping how sponsors think about evidence, oversight, and operational readiness. In a New England Journal of Medicine Sounding Board, FDA leadership announced that one adequate and well-controlled clinical trial — supported by confirmatory evidence — could become the...
In our recent blog examining the FDA’s move toward a one pivotal trial approval pathway, we explored what this shift means for clinical strategy, regulatory engagement, and evidentiary rigor. As development programs concentrate approval decisions into a single adequate and well-controlled study, the implications extend well...
In February 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlined a meaningful evolution in the Agency’s evidentiary approach to drug approval: establishing one adequate and well-controlled trial, supported by confirmatory evidence, as the default basis for marketing authorization. This position...
Clinical Development
4 Steps to Implementing DEI in Clinical Trial Design and Patient Recruitment
Welcome to part two of our blog series focused on the integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into clinical research. If you missed part one of the series that highlights recent FDA initiatives and legislative changes behind these developments,...
Clinical Development
FDA’s Push for DEI in Clinical Trials: What Sponsors Need to Know in 2024
In the ever-evolving field of global clinical research, the integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a pivotal focus, especially considering recent FDA initiatives and legislative changes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) ongoing efforts, coupled with...
Medical devices are ubiquitous — from thermometers, bandages, and dental floss to blood glucose meters, hearing aids, and complex implantables such as pacemakers. The latest cutting-edge examples even extend to apps on tablets and PCs that physicians use to help...
The EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) was published on May 5, 2017. The impetus behind these new, more rigorous regulations was in part to reflect the substantial technological and scientific advances made by the medical device sector and in part...
In March 2019, the FDA released draft guidance on the design and implementation of natural history studies to support the development of safe and effective treatments for rare diseases. The document, Rare Diseases: Natural History Studies for Drug Development,[1] addresses...
Since it took effect May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation has been reshaping the way data is handled across every industry sector, including clinical research. The objective of the GDPR is to strengthen and standardize the...