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On March 18, 2026, FDA announced a new draft guidance focused on validating New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).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. [...]

FDA recently issued a draft guidance: “Responding to FDA Form 483 Observations at the Conclusion of a Drug CGMP Inspection.” It’s aiming at drug manufacturing sites regulated by CDER/CBER/CVM and lays out what FDA expects [...]

On February 18, 2026, FDA leadership signaled a major shift in how effectiveness is demonstrated for most drugs: the default expectation will be one adequate and well-controlled pivotal study, paired with confirmatory evidence, rather than [...]

FDA closed out 2025 with a meaningful update for device sponsors: the final guidance, “Use of Real-World Evidence (RWE) to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Medical Devices,” issued December 18, 2025, which supersedes the prior 2017 [...]