MDUFA V: FDA And Industry Still At Odds Over Carryover Funds, Vacancies, Meeting Commitments
Executive Summary
The most recent Medical Device User Fee Amendments meeting minutes expose how the US agency and the medtech industry continue to disagree over the agency’s previous user-fee commitments and desire to get more funding.
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