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FDA appoints Tracy Beth Høeg as fifth CDER head this year

Høeg’s appointment to director of CDER follows a turbulent period for the department, which recently saw the retirement of ...
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Richard Padzur to leave FDA following recent CDER leadership shift

Tidmarsh’s departure was one of the many leadership changes endured by the FDA in 2025. In July, Center for Biologics ...
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FDA official challenges safety, efficacy of Aurinia lupus med in now-deleted LinkedIn post targeting surrogate endpoints

A now-deleted LinkedIn post from a top FDA official has raised the hackles of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals as industry watchers puzzle over the official's decision to target the approvability of surrogate ...
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Longtime FDA oncology leader named agency’s top drug regulator

The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that Dr. Richard Pazdur has been named head of its largest division, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which oversees the safety and ...

The FDA’s top drug regulator submits his resignation to the agency

Food and Drug Administration chief Marty Makary convinced Rick Pazdur to take the role to help bring stability to the roiling agency.