82_FR_46052 82 FR 45863 - Leveraging Quantitative Methods and Modeling To Modernize Generic Drug Development and Review; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

82 FR 45863 - Leveraging Quantitative Methods and Modeling To Modernize Generic Drug Development and Review; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)

Page Range45863-45865
FR Document2017-21017

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the following public workshop entitled ``Leveraging Quantitative Methods and Modeling to Modernize Generic Drug Development and Review.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to engage stakeholders in a discussion of current and emerging scientific approaches and applications for the conduct of quantitative modeling and simulations in generic drug development, especially for complex and locally acting products, and to gain input regarding opportunities and knowledge gaps related to the use of quantitative modeling and simulation to inform regulatory decision making through the product lifecycle. FDA will use the information gained through the workshop to support product-specific guidance development, improve pre-abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) interactions with applicants, increase the quality and efficiency of regulatory reviews, and identify a next generation modeling and simulation toolset for complex and locally acting products.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-5442]


Leveraging Quantitative Methods and Modeling To Modernize Generic 
Drug Development and Review; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is 
announcing the following public workshop entitled ``Leveraging 
Quantitative Methods and Modeling to Modernize Generic Drug Development 
and Review.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to engage 
stakeholders in a discussion of current and emerging scientific 
approaches and applications for the conduct of quantitative modeling 
and simulations in generic drug development, especially for complex and 
locally acting products, and to gain input regarding opportunities and 
knowledge gaps related to the use of quantitative modeling and 
simulation to inform regulatory decision making through the product 
lifecycle. FDA will use the information gained through the workshop to 
support product-specific guidance development, improve pre-abbreviated 
new drug applications (ANDA) interactions with applicants, increase the 
quality and efficiency of regulatory reviews, and identify a next 
generation modeling and simulation toolset for complex and locally 
acting products.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on October 2 and 3, 2017, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Submit either electronic or written comments on 
this public workshop by November 3, 2017. See the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for registration date and information.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at FDA's White Oak Campus, 
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Great Room, Silver Spring, MD 
20993. Entrance for the public workshop participants (non-FDA 
employees) is through Building 1 where routine security check 
procedures will be performed. For parking and security information, 
please refer to https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ucm241740.htm.
    You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely 
filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be 
submitted on or before November 3, 2017. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
midnight Eastern Time at the end of November 3, 2017. Comments received 
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be 
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service 
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
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Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
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may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
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     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
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submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
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attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2017-N-5442 for ``Leveraging Quantitative Methods and Modeling to 
Modernize Generic Drug Development and Review.'' Received comments, 
those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the 
docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' 
publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets 
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Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
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``Search'' box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets 
Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lanyan (Lucy) Fang, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4686, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-
5005, email: [email protected]; or Liang Zhao, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4702, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402-
4468, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    To enhance dialogue regarding modeling and simulation and 
communication of recent advances in modeling and simulation, including 
those supported by the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments regulatory 
science research program, FDA plans to hold a public workshop to (1) 
engage stakeholders in a discussion of current and emerging scientific 
approaches and applications for the conduct of quantitative modeling 
and simulations in generic drug development, especially for complex and 
locally acting products, and (2) gain input regarding opportunities and 
knowledge gaps related to the use of quantitative modeling and 
simulation to inform regulatory decision making through the product 
lifecycle.
    Modeling and simulation has been increasingly used in drug 
development, providing a framework for synthesizing information and 
extrapolating beyond what has been studied. Model-informed drug 
development (MIDD) approaches can be applied to brand drug products 
approved pursuant to a new drug application (NDA), and generic drug 
products approved pursuant to an ANDA. MIDD holds particular promise in 
key opportunity areas including pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics (PK/
PD) models, physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) or absorption 
models, systems pharmacology, quantitative risk modeling, and emergent 
machine learning tools. These application areas can leverage the large 
pharmaceutical data sets (big data) available to FDA and other 
organizations. Quantitative approaches have been used to address 
significant scientific and regulatory issues in all phases of the 
product lifecycle: from pre-investigational new drug applications 
through NDAs, ANDAs, and post-approval evaluation of new and generic 
drugs. Given the broad applications of modeling and simulation through 
the entire lifecycle of a product, there is a need to identify best 
practices to improve the routine use and acceptance of modeling and 
simulation for regulatory decision making.
    The purposes of the workshop are to:
    (1) Engage global stakeholders and share experience and vision on 
using quantitative approaches in regulatory decision making for generic 
drug development and product lifecycle management;
    (2) Identify and prioritize potential areas for global 
harmonization for tools to inform regulatory decision making;
    (3) Share the current state of knowledge and practice in utilizing 
quantitative methods and modeling for generic drug development and 
review by case demonstrations and by integrating experience and lessons 
learned from new drug product development and reviews;
    (4) Identify opportunities for complex and locally acting product 
development and discuss approaches and principles in using quantitative 
methods and modeling to aid product-specific guidance development, pre-
ANDA interactions between FDA and prospective applicants, ANDA reviews, 
and postmarket performance monitoring; and
    (5) Discuss next generation quantitative method and modeling 
toolsets, future directions, and application areas beyond currently 
available tools.
    There is a paradigm shift to a risk-based product-specific 
regulatory approach for generic drugs. Examples of this transition 
include recommendations for partial AUC (area under the concentration-
time curve) for some modified release drugs and replicate study 
bioequivalence (BE) recommendations for narrow therapeutic index (NTI) 
drugs. These product-specific guidances are driven by the therapeutic 
significance of either the exposure-response relationships for safety 
and efficacy (NTI drugs) or the difference in the shape of PK profiles. 
Modeling and simulation toolsets direct the design and evaluation of PK 
or comparative clinical endpoint BE studies, help evaluate clinical 
endpoint sensitivity and feasibility, and enable the assessment of 
alternative BE approaches. Overall, quantitative methods and modeling 
support better and faster decisions during the generic drug development 
and review process because they integrate knowledge accumulated during 
and after new drug product development, including in vitro in vivo 
correlation for formulation design, absorption, distribution, 
metabolism, and excretion properties, population PK, and exposure-
response relationships for efficacy and safety.
    There is also a growing recognition that analysis of large datasets 
helps organizations and individuals make better decisions. Emerging 
methodologies that enable the Agency to take advantage of big data will 
impact how generic drugs are developed, reviewed, and monitored. 
Knowledge extracted from large datasets can provide FDA the opportunity 
to improve the focus of regulatory review, modernize BE assessment 
criteria, and efficiently manage workload by predicting future ANDA 
applications. Further, such knowledge will support industry's efforts 
to optimize their generic drug portfolios to meet upcoming patient and 
market needs. The public workshop will focus on the use and advance of 
quantitative methods and modeling in modernizing generic drug 
development, regulatory review, and product lifecycle management.

II. Scope of Public Input Requested

    FDA seeks input on a range of topics related to the conduct of 
modeling and simulation by pharmaceutical industries and by FDA and on 
the interpretation and use of simulations for risk-based regulatory 
assessment. They include:
    (1) Opportunity areas for model-informed generic drug development 
and review
    (2) Risk-based BE standard for complex and locally acting products:
    a. Under what circumstances would alternative approaches to the 
product-specific BE guidances be encouraged?
    b. What can serve as evidentiary data when proposing alternative BE 
approaches?
    c. What are the scientific and regulatory challenges in using a 
model-based BE approach?
    (3) Emerging quantitative methods and modeling in assisting 
regulatory decision making for drug development and product life cycle 
management:
    a. What are the areas (e.g., excipient selection, molecular target/
mechanism of action-safety profile association, universal exposure 
response models for drugs with the same target) that can benefit most 
in the big data era and what will be the regulatory impact and 
implications?
    b. What are the potential new methods, including but not limited 
to, machine learning and their application areas in assisting drug 
development and review?
    (4) Post-approval evaluation of the substitutability of generic 
products for

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the corresponding reference listed drugs or reference standards:
    a. How to effectively integrate systems pharmacology, PBPK, and the 
exposure-clinical response relationship to evaluate product risk and 
assist BE evaluation?
    b. What will be the next generation methodologies in postmarket 
signal detection to evaluate product substitution or compare product 
performance using the Sentinel database or complementary toolsets?

III. Participating in the Public Workshop

    Registration: Persons interested in attending this public workshop 
must register online at https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3eiJOCsnrPdTZU9. Please provide complete contact information for 
each attendee, including name, title, affiliation, address, email, and 
telephone.
    Registration is free and based on space availability, with priority 
given to early registrants. Persons interested in attending this public 
workshop must register by September 25, 2017, midnight, Eastern 
Standard Time. Early registration is recommended because seating is 
limited; therefore, FDA may limit the number of participants from each 
organization.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Lanyan (Lucy) Fang (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no 
later than 7 days before the workshop.
    Requests for Oral Presentations: During online registration you may 
indicate if you wish to present during a public comment session, and 
which topic(s) you wish to address. We will do our best to accommodate 
requests to make public comments. Individuals and organizations with 
common interests are urged to consolidate or coordinate their 
presentations, and to request time for a joint presentation, or to 
submit requests for designated representatives to participate in the 
focused sessions. Following the close of registration, we will 
determine the amount of time allotted to each presenter and the 
approximate time each oral presentation is to begin, and will select 
and notify participants by September 27, 2017. All requests to make 
oral presentations must be received by the close of registration on 
September 25, 2017. If selected for presentation, any presentation 
materials must be emailed to Lanyan (Lucy) Fang (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than September 28, 2017. No commercial or 
promotional material will be permitted to be presented or distributed 
at the public workshop.
    Streaming Webcast of the Public Workshop: This public workshop will 
also be webcast. A live webcast of this workshop will be viewable at 
https://collaboration.fda.gov/dqmm1017/on the day of the workshop.
    If you have never attended a Connect Pro event before, test your 
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the Web site addresses in this document, as of the date this document 
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over time.
    Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript of the 
public workshop is available, it will be accessible at https://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Dockets Management Staff 
(see ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will also be available on the 
internet at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/NewsEvents/ucm554182.htm.

    Dated: September 26, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
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                                                ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   and generic drugs. Given the broad                    design, absorption, distribution,
                                                and/or go to the Dockets Management                     applications of modeling and simulation               metabolism, and excretion properties,
                                                Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,                     through the entire lifecycle of a product,            population PK, and exposure-response
                                                Rockville, MD 20852.                                    there is a need to identify best practices            relationships for efficacy and safety.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        to improve the routine use and                           There is also a growing recognition
                                                Lanyan (Lucy) Fang, Center for Drug                     acceptance of modeling and simulation                 that analysis of large datasets helps
                                                Evaluation and Research, Food and                       for regulatory decision making.                       organizations and individuals make
                                                Drug Administration, 10903 New                            The purposes of the workshop are to:                better decisions. Emerging
                                                Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4686,                       (1) Engage global stakeholders and                  methodologies that enable the Agency to
                                                Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301–796–                       share experience and vision on using                  take advantage of big data will impact
                                                5005, email: Lanyan.fang@fda.hhs.gov;                   quantitative approaches in regulatory                 how generic drugs are developed,
                                                or Liang Zhao, Center for Drug                          decision making for generic drug                      reviewed, and monitored. Knowledge
                                                Evaluation and Research, Food and                       development and product lifecycle                     extracted from large datasets can
                                                Drug Administration, 10903 New                          management;                                           provide FDA the opportunity to
                                                                                                          (2) Identify and prioritize potential               improve the focus of regulatory review,
                                                Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4702,
                                                                                                        areas for global harmonization for tools              modernize BE assessment criteria, and
                                                Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240–402–
                                                                                                        to inform regulatory decision making;                 efficiently manage workload by
                                                4468, email: Liang.zhao@fda.hhs.gov.                      (3) Share the current state of
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                              predicting future ANDA applications.
                                                                                                        knowledge and practice in utilizing                   Further, such knowledge will support
                                                I. Background                                           quantitative methods and modeling for                 industry’s efforts to optimize their
                                                                                                        generic drug development and review                   generic drug portfolios to meet
                                                  To enhance dialogue regarding                         by case demonstrations and by
                                                modeling and simulation and                                                                                   upcoming patient and market needs.
                                                                                                        integrating experience and lessons                    The public workshop will focus on the
                                                communication of recent advances in                     learned from new drug product
                                                modeling and simulation, including                                                                            use and advance of quantitative
                                                                                                        development and reviews;                              methods and modeling in modernizing
                                                those supported by the Generic Drug                       (4) Identify opportunities for complex
                                                User Fee Amendments regulatory                                                                                generic drug development, regulatory
                                                                                                        and locally acting product development
                                                science research program, FDA plans to                                                                        review, and product lifecycle
                                                                                                        and discuss approaches and principles
                                                hold a public workshop to (1) engage                    in using quantitative methods and                     management.
                                                stakeholders in a discussion of current                 modeling to aid product-specific                      II. Scope of Public Input Requested
                                                and emerging scientific approaches and                  guidance development, pre-ANDA                           FDA seeks input on a range of topics
                                                applications for the conduct of                         interactions between FDA and                          related to the conduct of modeling and
                                                quantitative modeling and simulations                   prospective applicants, ANDA reviews,                 simulation by pharmaceutical industries
                                                in generic drug development, especially                 and postmarket performance                            and by FDA and on the interpretation
                                                for complex and locally acting products,                monitoring; and                                       and use of simulations for risk-based
                                                and (2) gain input regarding                              (5) Discuss next generation
                                                                                                                                                              regulatory assessment. They include:
                                                opportunities and knowledge gaps                        quantitative method and modeling                         (1) Opportunity areas for model-
                                                related to the use of quantitative                      toolsets, future directions, and                      informed generic drug development and
                                                modeling and simulation to inform                       application areas beyond currently                    review
                                                regulatory decision making through the                  available tools.                                         (2) Risk-based BE standard for
                                                product lifecycle.                                        There is a paradigm shift to a risk-                complex and locally acting products:
                                                  Modeling and simulation has been                      based product-specific regulatory                        a. Under what circumstances would
                                                increasingly used in drug development,                  approach for generic drugs. Examples of               alternative approaches to the product-
                                                providing a framework for synthesizing                  this transition include                               specific BE guidances be encouraged?
                                                information and extrapolating beyond                    recommendations for partial AUC (area                    b. What can serve as evidentiary data
                                                what has been studied. Model-informed                   under the concentration-time curve) for               when proposing alternative BE
                                                drug development (MIDD) approaches                      some modified release drugs and                       approaches?
                                                can be applied to brand drug products                   replicate study bioequivalence (BE)                      c. What are the scientific and
                                                approved pursuant to a new drug                         recommendations for narrow                            regulatory challenges in using a model-
                                                application (NDA), and generic drug                     therapeutic index (NTI) drugs. These                  based BE approach?
                                                products approved pursuant to an                        product-specific guidances are driven                    (3) Emerging quantitative methods
                                                ANDA. MIDD holds particular promise                     by the therapeutic significance of either             and modeling in assisting regulatory
                                                in key opportunity areas including                      the exposure-response relationships for               decision making for drug development
                                                pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics                        safety and efficacy (NTI drugs) or the                and product life cycle management:
                                                (PK/PD) models, physiologically based                   difference in the shape of PK profiles.                  a. What are the areas (e.g., excipient
                                                pharmacokinetic (PBPK) or absorption                    Modeling and simulation toolsets direct               selection, molecular target/mechanism
                                                models, systems pharmacology,                           the design and evaluation of PK or                    of action-safety profile association,
                                                quantitative risk modeling, and                         comparative clinical endpoint BE                      universal exposure response models for
                                                emergent machine learning tools. These                  studies, help evaluate clinical endpoint              drugs with the same target) that can
                                                application areas can leverage the large                sensitivity and feasibility, and enable               benefit most in the big data era and
                                                pharmaceutical data sets (big data)                     the assessment of alternative BE                      what will be the regulatory impact and
                                                available to FDA and other                              approaches. Overall, quantitative
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                                                                                                                                                              implications?
                                                organizations. Quantitative approaches                  methods and modeling support better                      b. What are the potential new
                                                have been used to address significant                   and faster decisions during the generic               methods, including but not limited to,
                                                scientific and regulatory issues in all                 drug development and review process                   machine learning and their application
                                                phases of the product lifecycle: from                   because they integrate knowledge                      areas in assisting drug development and
                                                pre-investigational new drug                            accumulated during and after new drug                 review?
                                                applications through NDAs, ANDAs,                       product development, including in vitro                  (4) Post-approval evaluation of the
                                                and post-approval evaluation of new                     in vivo correlation for formulation                   substitutability of generic products for


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                                                the corresponding reference listed drugs                   Streaming Webcast of the Public                    ADDRESSES:   Requests for copies of the
                                                or reference standards:                                 Workshop: This public workshop will                   patent application, inquiries, and
                                                   a. How to effectively integrate systems              also be webcast. A live webcast of this               comments relating to the contemplated
                                                pharmacology, PBPK, and the exposure-                   workshop will be viewable at https://                 modification of the Exclusive Patent
                                                clinical response relationship to                       collaboration.fda.gov/dqmm1017/on the                 License should be directed to Martha
                                                evaluate product risk and assist BE                     day of the workshop.                                  Lubet, Ph.D., Technology Transfer
                                                evaluation?                                                If you have never attended a Connect               Manager, NCI TTC, 9609 Medical Center
                                                   b. What will be the next generation                  Pro event before, test your connection at             Drive, Room IE350, MSC 9702,
                                                methodologies in postmarket signal                      https://collaboration.fda.gov/common/                 Rockville, MD 20850. Telephone: 240
                                                detection to evaluate product                           help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. To                  276–5508. Facsimile: 240 276–5505.
                                                substitution or compare product                         get a quick overview of the Connect Pro               Email: lubetm@mail.nih.gov.
                                                performance using the Sentinel database                 program, visit https://www.adobe.com/                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                or complementary toolsets?                              go/connectpro_overview. FDA has                       following represents the intellectual
                                                III. Participating in the Public                        verified the Web site addresses in this               property to be licensed under the
                                                Workshop                                                document, as of the date this document                prospective agreement:
                                                                                                        publishes in the Federal Register, but                   U.S. provisional application 61/
                                                   Registration: Persons interested in
                                                attending this public workshop must                     Web sites are subject to change over                  774,878, filed March 8, 2013 entitled
                                                register online at https://survey.co1.                  time.                                                 ‘‘Potent and Selective Inhibitors of
                                                qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3eiJOCsnr                        Transcripts: Please be advised that as             Monamine Transporters; Methods of
                                                PdTZU9. Please provide complete                         soon as a transcript of the public                    Making; and Uses Thereof’’ [HHS Ref.
                                                contact information for each attendee,                  workshop is available, it will be                     No. E–073–2013/0–US–01];
                                                including name, title, affiliation,                     accessible at https://                                   PCT application PCT/US2014/021514,
                                                address, email, and telephone.                          www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed                 filed March 7, 2014 entitled ‘‘Potent and
                                                   Registration is free and based on                    at the Dockets Management Staff (see                  Selective Analogues of: Monamine
                                                space availability, with priority given to              ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will             Transporters; Methods of Making; and
                                                early registrants. Persons interested in                also be available on the internet at                  Uses Thereof’’ [HHS Ref. No. E–073–
                                                attending this public workshop must                     http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/NewsEvents/                  2013/0–PCT–02];
                                                register by September 25, 2017,                         ucm554182.htm.                                           U.S. application 14/772,486, filed
                                                midnight, Eastern Standard Time. Early                    Dated: September 26, 2017.                          September 3, 2015 entitled ‘‘Potent and
                                                registration is recommended because                     Anna K. Abram,                                        Selective Analogues of Monamine
                                                seating is limited; therefore, FDA may                                                                        Transporters; Methods of Making; and
                                                                                                        Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
                                                limit the number of participants from                   Legislation, and Analysis.                            Uses Thereof’’ [HHS Ref. No. E–073–
                                                each organization.                                                                                            2013/0–US–06];
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                                                   If you need special accommodations                                                                            EPO application 14714043.8, filed
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                                                due to a disability, please contact                                                                           September 1, 2015 entitled ‘‘Potent and
                                                Lanyan (Lucy) Fang (see FOR FURTHER                                                                           Selective Analogues of Monamine
                                                INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than 7                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              Transporters; Methods of Making; and
                                                days before the workshop.                               HUMAN SERVICES                                        Uses Thereof’’ [HHS Ref. No. E–073–
                                                   Requests for Oral Presentations:                                                                           2013/0–EP–05];
                                                During online registration you may                      National Institutes of Health                            Australian application 2014225550,
                                                indicate if you wish to present during a                                                                      filed September 8, 2015 entitled ‘‘Potent
                                                public comment session, and which                       Prospective Modification of Exclusive                 and Selective Analogues of Monamine
                                                topic(s) you wish to address. We will do                Patent License Potent and Selective                   Transporters; Methods of Making; and
                                                our best to accommodate requests to                     Analogues of: Monamine Transporters;                  Uses Thereof’’ [HHS Ref. No. E–073–
                                                make public comments. Individuals and                   Methods of Making; and Uses Thereof                   2013/0–AU–03];
                                                organizations with common interests are                                                                          Australian application 2017202849,
                                                urged to consolidate or coordinate their                AGENCY:    National Institutes of Health,             filed April 28, 2017 entitled Potent and
                                                presentations, and to request time for a                HHS.                                                  Selective Analogues of Monamine
                                                joint presentation, or to submit requests               ACTION:   Notice.                                     Transporters; Methods of Making; and
                                                for designated representatives to                                                                             Uses Thereof’’ [HHS Ref. No. E–073–
                                                participate in the focused sessions.                    SUMMARY:   The National Institute of Drug             2013/0–AU–07];
                                                Following the close of registration, we                 Abuse, an institute of the National                      Canadian application 2903746, filed
                                                will determine the amount of time                       Institutes of Health, Department of                   September 2, 2015 entitled ‘‘Potent and
                                                allotted to each presenter and the                      Health and Human Services is                          Selective Analogues of Monamine
                                                approximate time each oral presentation                 contemplating the modification of grant               Transporters; Methods of Making; and
                                                is to begin, and will select and notify                 of an Exclusive Patent License to                     Uses Thereof’’ [HHS Ref. No. E–073–
                                                participants by September 27, 2017. All                 EncepHeal Therapeutics, Inc., located in              2013/0–CA–04];
                                                requests to make oral presentations                     Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to                        The patent rights to these inventions
                                                must be received by the close of                        practice the inventions embodied in the               have been assigned to and/or
                                                registration on September 25, 2017. If                  patent applications listed in the                     exclusively licensed to the Government
                                                selected for presentation, any                          Supplementary Information section of                  of the United States of America.
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                                                presentation materials must be emailed                  this notice.                                             The Government previously
                                                to Lanyan (Lucy) Fang (see FOR FURTHER                  DATES: Only written comments and/or                   announced its intention to grant an
                                                INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than                      applications for a license which are                  exclusive license to EncepHeal at FR
                                                September 28, 2017. No commercial or                    received by the National Institute on                 80:245 (December 22, 2015), pp. 79595–
                                                promotional material will be permitted                  Drug Abuse’s Technology Transfer                      79596.
                                                to be presented or distributed at the                   Office on or before October 17, 2017                     The Notice of Intent to Grant (NOITG)
                                                public workshop.                                        will be considered.                                   specified a Field of Use as ‘‘Use of


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public workshop; request for comments.
DatesThe public workshop will be held on October 2 and 3, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public workshop by November 3, 2017. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and information.
ContactLanyan (Lucy) Fang, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4686, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796- 5005, email: [email protected]; or Liang Zhao, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4702, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402- 4468, email: [email protected]
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