CDRH Entrepreneurs Take Two: Streamlining Data Collection And The Path To Reimbursement
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA’s device center launched the second round of its entrepreneurs-in-residence program, bringing in outside experts to the center to focus on streamlining data collection and the approval-to-reimbursement pathway.
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