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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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2021
Califf has lots of unfinished FDA business
15 November 2021 - Robert Califf, whom President Biden picked to lead the US. FDA, does not have much to show ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2021
Biden nominates Califf as FDA chief
12 November 2021 - President Joe Biden on Friday nominated former Commissioner Robert Califf to lead the FDA, in a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
Health tech questions await next FDA chief
10 November 2021 - Twenty months into the pandemic, the FDA remains consumed with vital decisions on coronavirus vaccines and treatments. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2021
I’ve worked with Robert Califf. He is the leader the FDA needs.
2 November 2021 - If the cascade of news reports are true, President Biden is finally about to name his choice ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2021
Democratic senators raise concerns with potential FDA pick
26 October 2021 - Sens. Joe Manchin and Richard Blumenthal have concerns with President Biden’s rumoured nominee for the FDA, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2021
Biden speaks with potential FDA commissioner
25 October 2021 - President Joe Biden recently held a call with Dr. Rob Califf, the former FDA commissioner, who ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
Biden eyeing FDA veteran Robert Califf to lead the agency
14 October 2021 - If nominated and confirmed, Califf would take over an agency poised to make key decisions on coronavirus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2021
New FDA chief can't come soon enough for beleaguered agency
8 October 2021 - One of the leading agencies in the government’s fight against COVID-19 is finally on the verge of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2021
FDA still without a permanent leader as clock ticks down on acting head
7 October 2021 - The clock is ticking down on the time President Joe Biden has to appoint a permanent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2021
FDA advances data, IT modernisation efforts with new Office of Digital Transformation
15 September 2021 - FDA prioritises effective and efficient use of data by reorganising IT, data and cybersecurity functions to ...