Monday, February 20, 2012

More on the FDA's problem with Innovation

I posted earlier this evening about the problems many industry experts - and even people within the FDA - feel the Agency will continue to have with regards to dealing with the ongoing innovation within the Drug and Medical Device industries.
After posting to my blog - I came across this quote which I think sums up what ultimately may be the biggest problem the agency faces.

“I always remind people, the easiest way to lose a civil service job at the FDA is to push the approval of something that is later found out to have a problem.”
- Carl Weissman, CEO of Accelerator

To a certain extent - that sort of "risk-averse" attitude is probably the biggest stumbling block the FDA faces.

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