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‘We dodged a bullet’: biotech and pharma react to selection of Marty Makary for FDA commissioner
23 November 2024 - Many appear cautiously optimistic about Trump’s intended pick. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2022
The FDA’s Pazdur on accelerated approval, single-arm studies and his own future
4 June 2022 - When cancer drugs granted accelerated approval in the U.S. later turn out not to benefit patients, the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2022
Biden has confidence in the FDA and its commissioner, White House says
27 May 2022 - U.S. President Joe Biden has confidence in the U.S. FDA and its commissioner Robert Califf, White House ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Feb 2022
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, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2022
Confirmation fight over Biden's FDA nominee comes to a head
14 February 2022 - An intense confirmation battle over Robert Califf, President Biden’s nominee to lead the FDA, is poised ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2022
The FDA and its new commissioner must follow the science
13 February 2022 - The FDA has the awesome responsibility to protect public health by ensuring the safety and effectiveness of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2022
Confirming the next FDA commissioner is a matter of national preparedness
5 February 2022 - The COVD-19 pandemic has shown in bold relief our lack of national preparedness in the realm of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2022
Senate panel advances Biden's FDA pick in 13-8 vote
13 January 2022 - Two senators on the panel who caucus with Democrats and six Republicans opposed the nomination. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Dec 2021
Califf sails through confirmation hearing for FDA job, despite tensions over opioids
14 December 2021 - Robert Califf escaped largely unscathed from a two-hour hearing Tuesday vetting him to be commissioner of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2021
Califf, Biden’s pick to lead FDA, has millions invested in pharma and tech companies
23 November 2021 - Robert Califf, President Biden’s choice to lead the FDA, earned $2.7 million as an executive at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2021
FDA nomination slips after Biden admin fails to send papers to Congress
23 November 2021 - The delay means that Califf is now unlikely to get a confirmation hearing until mid-December at the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2021
New FDA chief will face COVID woes and calls for drug approval reform
12 November 2021 - After long delay, US President Joe Biden picks Robert Califf to once again head the US FDA. ...