Articles about FDA

Coronavirus-tracking project backed by Bill Gates is put on hold due to FDA concerns

The organizers of the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a virus-tracking project supported by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, say their efforts… Read More

Antiviral drug remdesivir wins FDA’s authorization for wider use in COVID-19 treatment

The Food and Drug Administration today authorized emergency use of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir for treating COVID-19 in the… Read More

FDA issues alert about fraudulent at-home coronavirus tests — without naming names

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about unauthorized kits that are being marketed to test for coronavirus in… Read More

Alder BioPharmaceuticals raises $170M in stock offering as FDA reviews its migraine therapy

Alder BioPharmaceuticals has raised $170 million in a stock offering and is ramping up operations after filing an FDA application… Read More

PhaseRx liver disease drug receives boost from FDA, stock soars

Seattle-based biotech company PhaseRx develops drug candidates to treat rare, often life-threatening liver diseases, and one of their candidates just got… Read More

Juno’s flagship cancer treatment faces new uncertainty, highlighting risks of immunotherapy

Juno Therapeutics announced last week that it was placing a voluntary hold on its clinical trial of JCAR015 — an… Read More

FDA suspends Juno Therapeutics clinical trial for leukemia treatment after 2 patient deaths

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed a hold on a Juno Therapeutics clinical trial of a treatment for a… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Hampton Creek can’t call eggless spread ‘mayo’ anymore, FDA says

Hampton Creek’s mayonnaise alternative called “Just Mayo” will potentially have to change its name and labeling after the Food and Drug… Read More