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Biden appoints veteran Woodcock as interim FDA commissioner
21 January 2021 - Agency veteran Dr Janet Woodcock is the new interim FDA commissioner appointed by president Joe Biden ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2021
FDA veteran Woodcock being considered to lead agency under Biden
14 January 2021 - Joshua Sharfstein, former Obama FDA official, also in running. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2020
ICER opens nominations for new members of its voting panels
2 December 2020 - Independent panel members debate the evidence on the effectiveness and value of new drugs and other ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2020
Emer Cooke takes office as head of EMA
16 November 2020 - Emer Cooke has begun her mandate as Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency today. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2020
Second Trump appointee out at FDA amid credibility concerns
2 September 2020 - A second Trump administration appointee has been ousted at the Food and Drug Administration after the agency’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2020
FDA ousts spokeswoman after COVID therapy misstatements
29 August 2020 - Emily Miller joined the agency as chief spokeswoman this month. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2020
Emer Cooke nominated as new EMA Executive Director
25 June 2020 - The EMA Management Board has nominated Emer Cooke as the new Executive Director of the Agency. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2020
The new Janet: the FDA turns to a quiet problem-solver who brings expertise — and a little controversy
23 June 2020 - Janet Woodcock, one of the FDA’s most powerful regulators, has an almost mythic reputation and an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2020
FDA shuffles longtime division head, Janet Woodcock, to focus exclusively on COVID-19 vaccine project
22 May 2020 - FDA stalwart Janet Woodcock will temporarily step aside as the director of the agency’s Center for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2020
Director of U.S. agency key to vaccine development leaves role suddenly amid coronavirus pandemic
21 April 2020 - Rick Bright, one of the nation’s leading vaccine development experts and the director of the Biomedical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2020
EMA organisational changes come into effect
2 March 2020 - As of today, EMA has implemented changes to its organisational structure. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2020
The FDA is in trouble. Here’s how to fix it.
11 January 2020 - Some New Year’s resolutions for the incoming boss. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2019
Senate confirms Stephen Hahn to head FDA
12 December 2019 - The Food and Drug Administration has been without a permanent commissioner since April, when Dr. Scott Gottlieb ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2019
Dr. Stephen Hahn nominated to be next FDA commissioner
6 November 2019 - The Trump administration on Tuesday formally nominated Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next commissioner of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2019
FDA Office of Hematology Oncology Products reorganises, renamed Office of Oncologic Diseases
6 November 2019 - The U.S. FDA’s office responsible for reviewing applications for new and existing cancer therapies has reorganized ...