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FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
Prasad, a longtime critic of the FDA’s leniency in drug approvals, joined the agency in May. WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug ...
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Moderna announces layoffs, and Alnylam’s heart drug sees quick uptake
Alnylam Pharma raised its revenue outlook as its heart drug sees quick uptake.
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FDA Recommends Sarepta Resume DMD Gene Therapy Shipments for Ambulatory Patients
Shipment of delandistrogene moxeparvovec, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), will resume following a ...
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What forced Vinay Prasad to exit top job at US FDA in just 3 months
Indian-origin scientist Vinay Prasad resigned as the FDA's vaccine and gene therapy chief in just three months after backlash ...
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Vinay Prasad's exit signals FDA's probable slip toward more permissive regulation of cell and gene therapy: analyst
But this time, the unknown is hitting the industry in a different way from when Prasad was tapped to lead CBER less than ...
Vinay Prasad vs the FDA: How One Doctor's Policies Collided with Politics and Cost Him His Job
Dr Vinay Prasad, the FDA's Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, resigned from his post on 29 July 2025 after mounting ...
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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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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 ...
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FDA taps newly appointed George Tidmarsh as acting CBER leader after Vinay Prasad exit
Freshly appointed Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) leader George Tidmarsh M.D., Ph.D., will now take on the role of acting director of CBER as well, according to an internal letter from ...
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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Preity Zinta Chills With ‘Pati Parmeshwar’ Gene At Wimbledon
Preity dropped a string of pictures and videos from Wimbledon. The actress was spotted posing with Gene, her friends, and enjoying fresh strawberries, along with a clip of her watching the match.