US FDA Advisory Committee Meetings In Jeopardy After Layoffs, But Some Employees Called Back

 
• By Sue Sutter

Most, if not all, adcomm support staff in the drug and biologic centers who handled meeting-specific tasks have been laid off, although sponsors still are preparing for the public reviews. Meanwhile, some cut FDA employees are being called back to work for "continuity of operations activities."

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FDA layoffs have fractured the usual process for putting together an advisory committee meeting. (Shutterstock)

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