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Science Evolution At FDA ‘Transformative,’ Advisors Say

An FDA Science Board subcommittee report finds industry and researcher perceptions of FDA's science readiness has improved over the past eight years. But the agency still faces major challenges tied to the current speed of scientific and technical progress.

FDA’s advances in supporting science since 2007 have been “nothing short of transformative,” the chair of the agency’s Science Board said Friday in conjunction with the release of a new report.

In 2013, concerns about the state of science at the agency led the science board to establish a 12-person subcommittee...

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