FDA’s 2020 Device Budget Would Focus On Safety, Cybersecurity, Bringing Medtech 'Home'
Executive Summary
US FDA intends to use device-center dollars in its fiscal year 2020 budget on medical product safety, bolstering cybersecurity, device oversight modernization, and an initiative called “Bring Medtech Manufacturing Home,” among other priorities.
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