FDA Biosimilars Chief Leah Christl Joining Amgen; Agency Veteran Sarah Yim Takes Her Place

Christl joins Amgen's policy team in Washington, DC. Yim was reviewer for Inflectra and Amjevita biosimilars.

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Leah Christl, the head of the US FDA's biosimilars program, will be joining Amgen Inc. March 11 as executive director global regulatory and R&D policy based in Washington, DC.

The Pink Sheet reported last month that Christl was expected to leave the agency. (Also see "US FDA's Biosimilars...

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