FDA’s second-in-command Abernethy leaving agency as Biden’s commissioner yet to be named

After just two years at the FDA, principal deputy chief Amy Abernethy is leaving the agency. As second-in-command and acting chief information officer, Abernethy oversaw tech and data modernization at the FDA and launched its COVID-19 accelerator project to boost real-world data gathering. Her unexpected departure comes as the search for a permanent FDA commissioner continues two… Read More »

#FierceMadness pharma ad contest narrows: Pfizer, Bayer, Novartis, ViiV and Biohaven among the Elite Eight still standing

FierceMadess voters have spoken—and now, just an Elite Eight pharma advertisers are still in the running for the 2021 title.  Pfizer, Bayer, Novartis, Roche, Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline’s ViiV Healthcare are among the Big Pharma contenders still playing in the DTC ad campaign contest, while Evofem Biosciences and Biohaven Pharmaceuticals are the smaller upstarts looking for… Read More »