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Mar 18, 2021
The California Life Sciences Association (CLSA)/California Life Sciences Institute (CLSI) announced the creation of the Racial & Social Equity (RSE) Initiative, part of a multi-year program, funded by CLSA/CLSI member companies, with the goal of helping close the gaps in inequity and create a more diverse industry. The RSE Initiative has already surpassed its initial fundraising budget of $1M, with a goal of sustaining 3-year commitments of $1M annually.
Read More Mar 8, 2021
California Life Sciences Association (CLSA), the trade association representing California’s life sciences sector announces the election of three new members to its Board of Directors and the transition of two leadership positions.
Read More Jan 28, 2021
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final “Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition of ‘Reasonable and Necessary” rule (42 CFR Part 405). The rule, if implemented as planned in March of this year, creates a pathway for automatic CMS coverage – for 4 years – of medical devices that receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) breakthrough technologies program designation and subsequent market authorization through their Expedited Review Approval Process.
Read More Jan 27, 2021
On Tuesday, January 26, Governor Newsom revised the vaccine rollout plan to help streamline allocation and distribution. Vaccine distribution will now be led by the Government Operations Agency along with CA Health and Human Services and CA Department of Public Health.
Read More Jan 27, 2021
On Tuesday, January 26th CLSA and BIO hosted a briefing titled, “The Transformative Potential of Gene Therapies” in partnership with the California Select Committee on Biotechnology and the California Rare Disease Caucus. This briefing was moderated by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin and was attended by legislators, legislative staff and members of the rare disease community who are interested in learning more about gene therapies.
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