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Latest News | 22 March 2013

Top House Legislators Propose FDA 'Board of Directors' to Oversee Agency

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has several internal boards. Since 1997, it has been guided by its Science Board, which has from time to time recommended huge overhauls of the agency's Read More...


Latest News | 15 May 2012

Senator Looks to Spur Development of Medicines Through 'Prize Fund'

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A Senate hearing being held by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) seeks to advance legislation that would create a prize fund for companies to create new medicines and vaccines, partially replacing the Read More...


Regulatory Update | 10 May 2012

Brazil: Regulation To Foster Innovation

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Brazil’s reorganized national regulatory agency, Anvisa, said in remarks it is focused on establishing “a regulatory environment conducive to innovation."The remarks, by Anvisa’s CEO Dirceu Barbano, Read More...


Latest News | 30 April 2012

Hamburg Touts FDA's Promotion of a 'Robust Field of Regulatory Science' in Speech

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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg touted her agency’s efforts to advance and promote a ‘robust field of regulatory science’ in a speech before a NEHI Read More...


Latest News | 20 April 2012

BIO Head Calls for New Position to be Formed at FDA to Boost Innovation

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The head of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the leading trade group for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical organizations in the US, called on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Read More...


Latest News | 27 March 2012

Senators Draft Bill to Expedite Drug Approval

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A piece of legislation introduced this week by a bipartisan group of three Senators would “expedite US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and provide more flexibility when a drug or treatment Read More...


Latest News | 8 February 2012

Hamburg: Smart Regulation Supports Public Health and Innovation, FDA Creating Business Liaison

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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg delivered a speech at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco on 6 February in which she discussed FDA’s dual role in protecting Read More...


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