On May 29, 2026, FDA issued its final guidance, “Content of Human Factors Information in Medical Device Marketing Submissions.” The guidance provides a risk-based framework for determining what human factors information should be documented and [...]

FDA leadership has seen significant turnover in May 2026, including the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, the appointment of Kyle Diamantas as Acting Commissioner, and a change at the top of CDER with Michael [...]

FDA just gave the industry a very clear signal about AI in a cGMP environment. In an April 2, 2026 Warning Letter to Purolea Cosmetics Lab, FDA included a section on “Inappropriate Use of Artificial [...]

On April 16, 2026, FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) issued a Letter to Industry warning manufacturers of CDRH-led combination products about the potential for nitrosamine impurities and outlining what manufacturers should be [...]

Combination products don’t usually fail because the science is weak, they fail because teams hit avoidable friction: the wrong lead center, unclear expectations across centers, duplicated information, and quality system gaps that surface late. Two [...]

On March 18, 2026, FDA announced a new draft guidance focused on validating New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). These methods are intended to support drug development decisions without relying on traditional animal testing as the default. [...]