by Amanda McDavid | Aug 5, 2022 | Viewpoints
In this space last week, Bob Jones published a thought-provoking Viewpoint on the topic of FDA Animal Drug User Fees. He asked if readers felt that the User Fee amounts are reasonable. Not surprisingly, 57% said the fees are too high. I recently read “Flying...
by Amanda McDavid | Jul 29, 2022 | Viewpoints
Do high FDA Animal Drug Users Fees slow innovation in animal drugs? Each year the FDA ADUFA/AGDUFA fees change due to inflation, workload, and prior year excesses or shortfalls in collections. Starting in October, New Animal Drug Applications will require a $659,364...
by Amanda McDavid | Jul 22, 2022 | Viewpoints
In recent weeks I have been visiting corporate offices and cannot help but notice how empty some of them are. As we recover from the pandemic and are now in the endemic part of the story, will there ever be a return to the days when people went to offices to work and...
by Amanda McDavid | Jul 14, 2022 | Viewpoints
We have had a few consulting projects lately where we reviewed how the top global animal health companies have grown. So when I saw an article from McKinsey entitled, “Choosing to grow: The leader’s blueprint”, I was curious to see what the world’s largest consulting...
by Amanda McDavid | Jul 8, 2022 | Viewpoints
The financial markets have taken a beating thus far in 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has declined -14%, while the S&P 500 Index is down -18% YTD. Perhaps indicative of the animal health segment, PAWZ, the Petcare ETF that tracks the animal health...
by Amanda McDavid | Jul 1, 2022 | Viewpoints
This week’s news includes an announcement of a partnership between Kimpton Hotels and Wag! to offer dog walking services at Kimpton’s US hotels. Last week Mars Petcare and Hilton Hotels announced that guests at many of Hilton’s hotels will be able to access virtual...
