User-Fee Facts: 10 Key Medtech Details From US FDA Agreements
Executive Summary
While Congress makes its push to reauthorize US FDA user fees by mid-summer, here are 10 important details from the underlying industry-agency user-fee agreements that medtech firms should know.
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