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
What They Said – FDA Press Releases First Half 2019 – B.G and A.G (Before Gottlieb/After Gottlieb)
One of the many things notable during the tenure of Dr. Scott Gottlieb as FDA Commissioner was the change in communications – a change marked not just by style but substance. In fact, in a March posting here, it was … Continue reading
A Look at the FDA Revamped the Website
It has been a long time since FDA did much to its website. Being such a large and diverse agency, managing the site cannot be an easy thing. Aesthetics apart, just keeping track of pathways and names can be overwhelming … Continue reading
Gottlieb Set a New Bar – What Happens Now?
The news that Dr. Gottlieb was leaving his post as Commissioner of FDA took everyone by surprise. Perhaps another surprise to many was the skill and judgment he brought to the job when initially he faced many critics due to … Continue reading
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What They Said – FDA Press Releases 2d Quarter 2018
A personal note – Apologies – I have been lagging on postings following a bereavement. As each quarter ends, it has been an Eye on FDA practice to look back and compare different types of activities to assess any changes … Continue reading
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Treating the Patient, Not the Symptoms – FDA and Digital Health
Last week Commissioner Scott Gottlieb delivered remarks at the Health Datapalooza, the meeting representing a nexus between innovation in digital health and the world of policy. He began his talk by saying that for most of the last century, medical … Continue reading
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