Politics Is US FDA Commissioners’ Biggest Challenge, Ex-Trump Agency Head Hahn Says
Executive Summary
In a Pink Sheet interview, Stephen Hahn also discusses the unique risk-benefit calculations that may come into play for the ‘preemptive’ therapeutics he hopes to spearhead in his new position at Flagship Pioneering and his tendency to follow in the career path of another former commissioner, Scott Gottlieb.
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