Shuren: FDA Willing to Kick-Start Device Evaluation Program, But Funding Guarantee Needed
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CDRH Director Jeff Shuren says FDA is willing to foot the bill for a coordinating center to help launch a new "national device evaluation system," but it is contingent on a guarantee that the program would be funded by the upcoming user fee reauthorization.
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