Korea Drug Development Fund CEO H. Samuel Muk talks to Scrip how the government agency has evolved to support the Korean biopharma industry’s R&D and business development activities, as well as what key new projects are underway.

Former employees at the Association for Accessible Medicines detail problems that emerged during Leonard’s tenure, but also say the board of directors must improve its management of the trade organization.

Daily notebook from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: Big pharma execs weigh in on business development strategy, Sage CEO Barry Green discusses how the Inflation Reduction Act should spur deal-making and bluebird talks about gene therapy commercialization plans. 

DC Circuit Court upholds FDA’s grant of new chemical entity exclusivity to Sanofi’s multiple sclerosis drug Aubagio (teriflunomide) even though the agency had previously approved teriflunomide as an impurity in Sanofi’s Arava (leflunomide). FDA reviews known impurities in drugs only to assess their impact on safety and efficacy, not to approve them, court says.