Pink Sheet senior writers Derrick Gingery and Sarah Karlin-Smith and Executive Editor Nielsen Hobbs discuss the US Food and Drug Administration’s future with Janet Woodcock temporarily at the helm, the departures of several key figures at the agency as the Trump Administration ends, and the effect of shifting political donations by key industry trade groups.
Pink Sheet Podcast: Woodcock To Be Acting US FDA Chief, Key Staff Depart, Political Donations Shift
Pink Sheet reporters and editor discuss President-Elect Joe Biden’s decision to name the CDER director as acting FDA commissioner and other staffing changes, as well as changes to industry trade groups’ political donations.
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