US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf put drug developers on notice that as soon as the country’s infant formula shortage is resolved, he will turn his attention to the biopharma industry’s lack of investment in new therapies for chronic diseases – an issue among his top priorities during his second term at the FDA.
BIO 2022 Notebook: Future Directions For R&D
News and views from day four of the BIO annual meeting include a fireside chat with FDA commissioner Robert Califf, gene therapy insights, and pharma efforts to provide cancer medicines in lower income countries.
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