‘Never Again’: Shuren Talks COVID-19 Lessons At FDA Small Business Event
Executive Summary
Despite insisting that he would never want to relive the stressful days of 2020, US FDA device center chief Jeff Shuren said the pandemic nevertheless led to improvements in regulatory flexibility and communication with industry.
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