Companies preparing for adverse event reporting and recordkeeping deadlines on 29 December under new cosmetics regulations should ensure they have systems in place for netting complaints across media, triaging reports, and making speedy weight-of-evidence determinations, said SafetyCall International’s Rick Kingston at IBA’s recent FDA regulatory workshop.

For medtechs, implementing an ESG strategy will need to become a priority as global rules are being introduced for companies to report ESG data. A panel discussion with medtech ESG leaders at the recent LSX Congress USA conference in Boston outlined some strategies and sustainability goals.

Lilly has agreed to pay $1.4bn to acquire Point even though the company’s two lead candidates are out-licensed to Lantheus. The deal looks like an early-stage play to build a strong position in an emerging field.