Former Sidley Austin partner brings a wealth of experience in drug product liability litigation and federal preemption. She replaces agency veteran Elizabeth Dickinson, who will stay on as senior deputy to the chief counsel.
Rebecca "Becky" Wood, a product liability litigator and former Sidley Austin partner, is the new top lawyer at the US FDA.
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The biotech CEO said the Trump Administration’s treatment of FDA employees, including the HHS secretary’s comments about industry capture, are insulting to agency staff, but he is encouraged by FDA Commissioner Martin Makary’s talk of a new conditional approval pathway.
FDA Commissioner Martin Makary's remarks that his special assistant Tracy Beth Høeg will "be involved in other approval procedures" besides Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine application could be a dramatic change in operations, potentially making the approval system unpredictable.
FDA Commissioner Martin Makary said in an interview that he will use the current structure to reform the agency. He also plans to address employee morale.
