CDRH Science Council Explains Its Role, Responsibilities
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CDRH's newly formed Center Science Council has a fairly ambitious to-do list, from developing processes for identifying and integrating new science into FDA reviews to designing new programs to improve clinical trials, according to a draft charter released March 31.
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