FDA Looks To Whittle Down Dx Review Load With Pre-Certs, Third-Party Assists
Executive Summary
US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and the agency’s new diagnostics office chief Tim Stenzel want to use a combination of pre-certification, assistance from third-party reviewers and review exemptions to help quickly clear the tsunami of molecular-based diagnostic tests expected to be submitted to FDA for review in the next several years.
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