Sanofi follows Janssen in teaming up with HHS' BARDA to develop a COVID-19 vaccine; using technology platform of its Flublok vaccine, Sanofi expects to enter clinical trials in 1 to 1 ½ years.

Sanofi seeks to delay decision clearing path for Mylan's Lantus biosimilar; says it should be able to get rehearing based on Federal Circuit's ruling that PTAB judges were not constitutionally appointed.

First Circuit reverses dismissal of direct purchasers' suit alleging improper listing of patent on device drive mechanism delayed competition; district court to decide if this constitutes antitrust violation.

Suit against agency reveals internal discussions to approve Jacobus' Ruzurgi despite Catalyst's orphan exclusivity for the same drug; Sen. Bernie Sanders urged FDA to address price of Catalyst's Firdapse (amifampridine).

US Federal Trade Commission has mainly focused in pay-for-delay cases over the past decade, but pricing strategies are an emerging area of attention; industry is paying close attention to potential enforcement in biosimilar market.

Foundry for American Biotechnology to provide labs and help commercialize technology to protect against and respond to health security threats; first project focuses on validation of devices to make medicines on-site.