Podcast: Q&A – FDA Device Center Director Lays Out 2020 Priorities

Jeff Shuren discussed CDRH’s recent successes and his plans for the remainder of 2020, including priorities for upcoming MDUFA negotiations, in an exclusive interview with Medtech Insight. Check out our podcast or read the transcript.

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With the latest round of Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA) negotiations just around the corner, Jeff Shuren, director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), sat down with Medtech Insight to discuss the center’s successes in 2019 and his vision for the future.(Also see "CDRH’s Shuren Talks MDUFA, Industry’s Premarket Wants, Emerging Technologies, And More In Wide-Ranging Interview" - Medtech Insight, 4 March, 2020.)

Listen to our full interview below, or read our lightly edited transcript:

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