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Janet Woodcock at RAPS Convergence 2023
Janet Woodcock appeared at the RAPS Convergence conference in person, while other agency officials had to appear virtually. • Source: Derrick Gingery

Many US Food and Drug Administration officials apologized at the beginning of their talks during the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Convergence conference. Not for a controversial new guidance or proposed rule, but because they were not there in person.

As Congress barreled toward a government shutdown during the final days of September, the FDA canceled scheduled trips to Montréal,...

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