Nielsen Hobbs

Nielsen Hobbs

Executive Editor, US Regulatory & Policy

Washington, DC

Nielsen has been covering the pharmaceutical industry most of his life, reporting on everything from ANDAs to Zika vaccines. He strongly believes that the user fee system needs to stop using Roman numerals. His favorite stories are ones that help readers understand the personalities and policies that dictate whether their regulatory strategy succeeds or fails. A regular contributor to the Pink Sheet podcast, he also creates infographics and editorial feature images for articles. Before joining Pink Sheet he worked for Congressional Quarterly. Nielsen frequently moderates webinars and panels at industry conferences, and enjoys discussing R2-D2 almost as much as he enjoys talking about 351(k).

Latest from Nielsen Hobbs

BIOSECURing the Future: What an American Cold War with China Could Mean for the Pharma Industry

Whether the legislation aimed at discouraging use of Chinese contractors passes in its current form or not, industry will continue to face more pressure to decouple its operations.

Pink Sheet Podcast: SubQ Drugs And Price Negotiations, GLP-1s In Court, US FDA Approach To Black Box AI

Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss an emerging pharma strategy to avoid Medicare price negotiations, legal wrangling related to compounding GLP-1 drugs for obesity and diabetes, and the varying opinions of FDA officials on the acceptability of artificial intelligence models that are not fully explainable.

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Diversity Action Plans: What To Submit And When

With the deadline for comments on the US FDA’s draft guidance less than a month away, the Pink Sheet offers an infographic outlining what the agency is expecting in diversity action plans and when that might be implemented.

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US FDA Guidance On Artificial Intelligence For Regulatory Decision-Making Expected This Year

Draft guidance will offer a risk-based framework for accessing the credibility of AI and help ensure that AI models used to answer regulatory questions are sufficiently credible for a particular ‘context of use,’ CDER’s Tala Fakhouri says.