US FDA’s Gene Therapy Work Feeling The Effects Of Pandemic Response
Executive Summary
CBER’s heavy COVID-19 workload is pushing other things to the side, causing delays in sponsor meetings and issuance of new guidance documents, and a slowdown in efforts to streamline development of individualized therapeutics, biologics center leaders tell BIO Digital 2020.
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