The Center for Drug Evaluation & Research has “turned the corner” on net gains in staffing during the past year, acting CDER Director Patrizia Cavazzoni said during a briefing hosted by the Alliance for a Stronger FDA on 16 October.
US FDA Drug Review Hiring Doing Well Despite Pandemic
CDER has ‘turned the corner’ on hiring during 2020, acting Director tells stakeholders – though the added workload from COVID-19 makes that hard to see.

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