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On March 9th, 2026, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Responding to FDA Form 483 Observations at the Conclusion of a Drug CGMP Inspection”. The guidance is intended to assist drug manufacturers of FDA regulated drugs or combination products who choose to respond to an FDA Form 483 Inspectional Observations (483).
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In March 2026, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published the fourth edition of ISO 14155:2026, replacing the previous edition from 2020. This is the medical device global reference for GCP conduct that many regulatory authorities recognize. Clinical Pathways offers an ISO 14155 Comparison Tool to support you to do an impact analysis and plan updates to SOPs, templates and tools for your trials.
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The US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) collaborated with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to develop 10 Guiding Principles of Good AI Practice in Drug Development. They are intended to be a foundational basis for developing good practices with AI, addressing the unique nature of AI, as well as cultivating its future growth.
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In addition to the launch of Elsa, in a press announcement on December 1, 2025, the FDA broadcasted the deployment of Agentic AI capabilities for their employees. Agentic AI is unique from LLM AI due to its capability to plan, reason, and execute multi-step actions in order to achieve a specific goal. This means it can be used to assist with more complex tasks.
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On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of their Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool: Elsa. AI has been seen in many parts of the clinical research ecosystem in recent years such as trial and protocol design, participant recruitment, and safety monitoring, all of which have the potential to enhance trial efficiency and safety.
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On March 9th, 2026, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Responding to FDA Form 483 Observations at the Conclusion of a Drug CGMP Inspection”. The guidance is intended to assist drug manufacturers of FDA regulated drugs or combination products who choose to respond to an FDA Form 483 Inspectional Observations (483).
