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The FDA approved Sunharbo (asundexian), the first factor XIa inhibitor for stroke prevention, for adults after a recent ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess

The Enzutrix patent dispute goes to South Africa's Constitutional Court on 23 November 2026. UC and Astellas are pursuing damages over the generic prostate cancer drug, while Eurolab argues the patent was never validly obtained. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess

CMS finalizes the GLOBE Model drug pricing rule, benchmarking Medicare Part B drug rebates against international prices from April 2027. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess

The final rule also covers a temporary price floor for small biotech drugs and Part D plan payments to dispensing entities. #SyenzaNews #DrugPricing #MarketAccess

SMA Europe has relayed Novartis's figures on tumour reports in patients previously treated with Zolgensma, including two cases of vector DNA integration.

The G-BA has found no proven added benefit for dupilumab in chronic spontaneous urticaria, compared with omalizumab plus second-generation H1 antihistamines.

A Congressional Research Service sidebar maps the state lawsuits over AI in health care, from insurer claim denials to wellness apps and chatbots.

The EMA mid-year report 2026 records 485 scientific advice requests in the first half, the first joint clinical assessment under the HTA Regulation and progress on the new pharmaceutical law. #SyenzaNews #MarketAccess

FDA has finalized its potency assurance guidance for cell and gene therapy products. It covers lot-release testing, potency assays, acceptance criteria and how sponsors should build a strategy from the IND stage onward. #SyenzaNews #CellAndGeneTherapy #FDA

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Voceryq, the first plasmid DNA-based immunotherapy in the US, for adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

MIT's William Bonvillian opens his innovation systems course with Solow and Romer: technology drives about two-thirds of US growth, and R&D only pays off with trained talent doing it. His prospector theory has a blunt corollary for anyone fencing off talent. #SyenzaNews #InnovationPolicy #HealthEconomics #RandD

Four authors writing in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe say the Commission's MDR and IVDR simplification proposal keeps the core flaw: notified bodies still decide, one by one, whether innovative devices reach the market. They argue for an EU medical device agency with binding powers over strategy, guidance and advice. #SyenzaNews #MedTech #MedicalDevices #MarketAccess