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FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of ...
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New CDER Head Tidmarsh Will Sub In At Biologics Group After Prasad’s Exit
George Tidmarsh has only been at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research for nine days, but will now add supervision of a ...
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The story of Sarepta's Duchenne gene therapy
The last couple of weeks has been particularly distressing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and their families. The ...
Prasad’s FDA exit may accelerate cell and gene therapy approvals
Vinay Prasad, head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ...
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Oncologist who served as FDA’s chief medical officer, top vaccine official departs agency
A controversial hematologist-oncologist who joined FDA this spring and quickly became its top regulator has left the ...
Senate confirms CDC director as top FDA official resigns under political pressure
In a 51–47 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Monarez as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Vinay Prasad’s FDA Departure Follows Controversy Over Drug Rejections
The FDA’s top vaccine and gene therapy official resigned amid heightened scrutiny over recent drug approval decisions and ...
FDA chief scientific officer Vinay Prasad resigns
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the chief scientific officer at the Food and Drug Administration, has resigned after only three months in ...
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FDA’s Top Regulator Is Out Amid MAHA Backlash Over Blocking Access to a $3.2 Million Per Dose Therapy for Rare Disorder in Boys
Vinay Prasad, who came under fire from patient advocacy groups and Laura Loomer, is gone after less than three months on the ...
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Exit Stage Right: With Prasad Out, Analysts Hope for More Traditional Replacement
As analysts parsed news of Vinay Prasad’s ouster, worries over drug approval delays, cell and gene therapy impacts and more ...
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after 3 months
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after just three months as ...
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Prasad Resigns From Top FDA Post Amid Fallout Over Sarepta Dispute
As director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Dr. Vinay Prasad oversaw the regulation of vaccines and gene therapy drugs such as Sarepta Therapeutics' treatment for Duchenne ...