Sen. Burr’s Parting Gifts For US FDA Include ‘Platform’ Pathway
Executive Summary
The year-end package of US FDA reforms reflects the impact of one now-retired US Senator: North Carolina’s Richard Burr’s objections helped take out a number of ‘anti-innovation’ provisions – while still securing inclusion of a ‘Platform Technologies’ pathway that might otherwise not have been enacted.
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