FDA effort to improve clinical trial diversity failed to make a difference for Black patients, study finds

7 March 2022 - Six years ago, the U.S. FDA launched a five year action plan to improve the diversity and ...

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FDA offers funding for biosimilar regulatory science pilot

7 March 2022 - The US FDA is offering funding for several research proposals under the regulatory science pilot for ...

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Key Democrat moves to crack down on FDA accelerated approvals

7 March 2022 - A powerful Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would dramatically rein in the Food and ...

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Science hasn’t shown these medications work. They’re being sold anyway.

3 March 2022 - Federal regulators are increasingly approving medicines before studies have shown they work, leaving patients at risk ...

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Digital Therapeutics should be regulated with gold standard evidence

28 February 2022 - There is enormous growth in the digital health sector, illustrated by huge capital investment, and a massive ...

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Assessment of public opinion on transparency at the US Food and Drug Administration

18 February 2022 - Historically, the US FDA has considered much of the oversight of clinical trials, interactions with companies, and ...

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Updating the Bayh-Dole Act; march-in rights and transparency

24 February 2022 - The Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (Bayh-Dole Act [35 USC §200-212]) was enacted in 1980 and ...

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FDA eyes second COVID-19 booster shot

19 February 2022 - The agency has begun reviewing data that could lead to clearing a second booster dose of ...

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FDA’s Califf shares priority list with agency staff

18 February 2022 - Combatting misinformation about science and responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are the top priorities for ...

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Dr. Robert Califf returns as FDA's Commissioner

17 February 2022 - The Stakeholder Engagement Staff is pleased to announce the swearing in of Dr. Robert Califf this afternoon, ...

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3D printing medical devices: stakeholders weigh in on FDA’s discussion paper

15 February 2022 - The US FDA has started thinking about how 3D printing of medical devices at the point ...

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Office of Generic Drugs 2021 Annual Report

14 February 2022 - Ensuring high quality, affordable generic drugs are available to the American public. ...

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Biogen Alzheimer drug row augers flux in fast FDA approvals

14 February 2022 - Lawmakers could revamp the fast-track FDA process used to approve Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug under must-pass legislation ...

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Senate confirms Califf as FDA chief in tight vote

15 February 2022 - The narrow 50-46 decision underscored the divisions on both sides of the aisle over agency policies on ...

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With no votes to spare, Senate advances Califf’s FDA nomination toward final vote

14 February 2022 - In a dramatically close procedural vote Monday night, the Senate voted 49-45 to advance Robert Califf’s ...

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