Dx Departure: US FDA's Diagnostics Chief Gutierrez Steps Down
Executive Summary
Alberto Gutierrez left FDA and government this week in a planned retirement. He was director of the office that oversees pre- and post-market programs for in vitro diagnostics and radiology devices, an office where several holes already exist in top management slots.
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