This week, the US FDA labelled several recalls class I, approved an at-home diagnostic for chlamydia and gonorrhea, and announced the expansion of its TAP pilot program. Guardant Health also announced it would appeal a verdict in a patent suit against the company and AdvaMed voiced its continued support for pending breakthrough device legislation.

Private Company Edition: ReCode’s series B venture capital round grew for a third time, now totaling $260m for precision genetic medicines. Also, DalCor closed an $80m series D, manufacturer Nephron amassed $350m, Hyku launched with a $56m seed financing and Magnet emerged with $50m.

Among the latest financing deals, advanced therapeutics such as cell and gene therapies (CGT) continued enjoying the spotlight from venture capital and private equity investors in China. Meanwhile, small molecules with novel mechanism of action such as molecule glue stood out from their peers to win investors’ favor.

Cipla reports highest ever quarterly revenues in the US, a market that’s seeing lower “price compression” amid sell-offs, bankruptcies and a rebalancing of the supply chain. The firm’s portfolio has a “lot of steam” left to be unlocked and it’s also keeping an eye on the impact of the tornado-hit Pfizer site on supplies.