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FDA publishes Inspection Report for Cells, Tissues and Cell Products

The US FDA published its regular inspection report on Human Cell, Tissue and Cell based Products (HCT/Ps), which also includes current data from 2018.

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ICH M10 - Draft Guideline on Validation of Bioanalytical Methods published for public Comments

On 13 March, the Euroepan Medicines Agency (EMA) published a the draft ICH Guideline M10 on bioanalytical method validation for public comments.

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Updated Information about the Risk of ZIKA Virus Transmission via Cells and Tissues

Based on the updated information from the CDC, the FDA pointed out the current risk assessment for the transmission of Zika virus through blood, cell or tissue products at the end of February.

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Brexit: OMCL Release Decisions still valid?

What happens if a certificate is issued before the withdrawal date but released after this date? New Q&As give a clear answer.

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Gene Therapeutics - FDA updates Requirements for CMC Information

In recent months, the FDA has published a number of documents on gene therapy. With a draft guideline on "Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Gene Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs)", the next step in the update of the relevant guidelines has been taken.

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Transfusion Transfer of Babesiosis - FDA Draft: Recommendations for Risk Minimization

The FDA published a new Draft Guidance on Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis. The recommendations contained in this guidance apply to the collection of blood and blood components, except source plasma.

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FDA Draft Guidance on the risk of Bacterial Contamination of Blood Platelets

With a new draft guidance on the risk of bacterial contamination of blood platelets for transfusion purposes, the FDA wants to give updated recommendations on risk minimization to affected donor institutions and transfusion centers.

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Products with Genetically modified Cells - Draft Guideline

Due to the ongoing scientific development of laboratory methods, the EMA published a draft revision of their "Guideline on quality, non-clinical and clinical aspects of medicinal products containing genetically modified cells" for public consultation.

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False Positive HTLV Testing - Recommendations for Donor Requalification

In October 2018, the FDA published a new draft guidance with recommendations for a possible requalification of donors who had been deferred because of reactive test results for antibodies to Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II (anti-HTLV-I/II). Read more about the requalification method under 21 CFR 610.41.

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Viral Safety of Blood and Plasma - FDA Guidance on HCV Testing

FDA published their recommendations for further testing if the result of a donor screening test for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) came out positive. These recommendations may be found in the draft guildeline on "Further Testing of Donations that are Reactive on a Licensed Donor Screening Test for Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus".

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