Winners of 2019 Innovations in Regulatory Science Awards Announced

FDA’s Theresa Mullin, Compassionate Use Advisory Committee, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to be Honored with Innovations in Regulatory Science Awards 

Honorees to be recognized on December 11 in Washington, DC

Washington, DC - The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA will present 2019 Innovations in Regulatory Science Awards to Theresa M. Mullin, PhD, of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; the Compassionate Use Advisory Committee, a collaborative program of Johnson & Johnson and New York University; and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA invites Nominations for IMEDS Steering Committee

The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA seeks nominations for key positions on its Steering Committee. Comprised of 12 members, the IMEDS Steering Committee provides oversight and guidance on the operation of IMEDS by advising on strategic direction, helping to integrate IMEDS within the research community, and providing input on IMEDS program activities.

Project Facilitate: FDA’s Plan to Ease Expanded Access to Novel Therapies - The ASCO Post

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to provide oncologists with greater help in acquiring expanded access to investigational therapies. Deemed Project Facilitate, the pilot program was announced at a press briefing during the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Project Facilitate is essentially a call center that will be run by the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence. It’s a single point of contact where FDA oncology staff will help oncology providers submit an expanded access request for an individual patient.