Gottlieb Wants His US FDA Team To Stay Together After He Departs

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Outgoing US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb does not want the agency hierarchy shook up once he departs, preferring "to keep the FDA team intact," he said.

Gottlieb shocked many FDA observers and stakeholders March 5 by announcing that he planned to leave the agency in about...

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