New FDA head chosen because he had the fewest ties to big Pharma
Biden to Choose Robert Califf to Lead F.D.A., Despite Drug Industry Ties
"The move would end nearly a year of political wrangling as the White House vetted then dropped several candidates after complaints that some were too close to the pharmaceutical industry."
"Dr. Califf, who remains an adjunct professor of medicine at both Duke and Stanford University, is on the corporate board of Cytokinetics, a biopharmaceutical company, according to its website. He has received personal fees for consulting from Merck, Amgen, Biogen, Genentech, Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim, according to his Duke University biography."
"The Food and Drug Administration regulates products accounting for about 20 cents of every dollar spent by consumers in the United States"
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