About the Author
My name is Mark Senak. I’m a lawyer and I work at the international communications firm FleishmanHillard in New York. For the past several years, I have been consulting with pharmaceutical and biologic companies that are engaged in the process of bringing new drugs to market. I have also worked extensively with an array of medical societies and patient organizations providing strategic communications counsel and media training.
Category Archives: FDA Image
The Once and Future FDA Commissioner
In what has been a glacially paced nomination process, the Biden Administration announced on November 12 that it would, in fact, be nominating Dr. Robert Califf to return to his role as FDA Commissioner. Acting Comissioner Janet Woodcock indicated in … Continue reading
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Tagged #Confirmation, #FDA Commissioner
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Headache for the Next Commissioner – FDA’s Reputation Crisis
Recently it was reported that the President Biden appears ready to nominate former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to boomerang back and head the agency for a second time. If so, he returns to very different circumstances than when he left … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID19, FDA image, FDA reputation
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AdComms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice?
As more drugs are being approved, is FDA getting less advice than in the past? FDA maintains a vast network of outside advisors to provide input and counsel to the agency related to decisions on policy as well as product … Continue reading
Posted in Advisory Committee Prepapartion, FDA Image, FDA Policy
Tagged #AdCom, #AdComm, #pharma
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What They Said – FDA Press Releases Mid-2021
It has been a regular feature of the blog to give a read on what FDA has been talking about, at least through the form of press releases. It is not always an easy task because the nature of FDA’s … Continue reading
What They Said – Overview of FDA Press Releases for 2020
Well. They said a lot. A lot more than ever, as one might expect. This past year, FDA issued a whopping 420 press releases, more so by far than any year previously. COVID certainly made a big impact – a … Continue reading
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