US FDA's Biologics Center Director Expects It Soon Will See 'Growth Spurt'

With cell and gene therapies becoming more popular, CBER Director Marks says in an interview with the Pink Sheet that more staff may be needed soon.

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Peter Marks isn't sure when it will arrive, but he expects that in the coming years the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research will need more personnel and resources to handle an expanding workload.

Marks, CBER's director, said in an June 27 interview with the Pink Sheet that his center "may have a certain...

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