Trump Meets With Two US FDA Commissioner Candidates; Third Still Lurking

O'Neill and Srinivasan head to Trump Tower, but Gottlieb has not been eliminated.

Trump Tower

President-elect Donald Trump interviewed what appear to be two unconventional candidates for FDA commissioner, but at least one other potential selection remains among those that could receive the nomination.

The transition team indicated that Trump met with Jim O'Neill, managing director of Mithril Capital Management, and Balaji Srinivasan, partner...

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