US FDA Leadership Team: Woodcock’s Next Chapter
Executive Summary
The announcement of US FDA Deputy Commissioner’s new focus going forward at the agency may not mean what you think it does. The focus shouldn’t be on what Janet Woodcock is not doing – but on the fact that she is staying on at the agency at all.
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