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Stephen Hahn

Former FDA commissioner Hahn to join VC behind Moderna

June 15, 2021 By Sean Whooley

Flagship Pioneering announced that former FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn will lead its Preemptive Medicine & Health Security initiative. A “bioinnovation platform company,” Flagship Pioneering has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures totaling more than $90 billion in aggregate value, according to the company. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Funding Roundup, Pharmaceutical, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: FDA, Flagship Pioneering, Moderna, Stephen Hahn

Former CDER head Woodcock to lead FDA for now

January 14, 2021 By Nancy Crotti

FDA veteran Dr. Janet Woodcock has been tapped as interim FDA commissioner by the Biden administration, according to published reports. An article by BioCentury also said that former FDA commissioner David Kessler, who had been mentioned as a possible replacement for current commissioner Stephen Hahn, will be a consultant to the agency but will not serve as its […]

Filed Under: Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Dr. Janet Woodcock, FDA, Joe Biden, Stephen Hahn

What’s next for the FDA and for Stephen Hahn?

January 13, 2021 By Nancy Crotti

Outgoing FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn says he needs some time to reflect on his future after leading the FDA for a little over a year. It’s hard to blame him. Hahn’s brief tenure at FA has been rocky, to say the least. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.

Filed Under: Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Donald Trump, FDA, Stephen Hahn

Are Stephen Hahn’s days numbered at FDA?

October 22, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

HHS Secretary Alex Azar has been reportedly discussing the removal of Dr. Stephen Hahn as FDA commissioner, according to Politico. The Politico report cited a half dozen current and former administration officials. FDA spokesperson Michael Felberbaum in an email to MassDevice denied an Azar-Hahn feud: “Commissioner Hahn enjoys a good relationship with Secretary Azar and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Pharmaceutical, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), FDA, Stephen Hahn

Senate confirms Dr. Stephen Hahn to lead FDA

December 12, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next commissioner of the FDA. The vote was 72 to 18, according to a report in the New York Times. Hahn will be the first permanent commissioner of the agency since Dr. Scott Gottlieb resigned in April. President Trump nominated Hahn, the chief medical officer […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: AdvaMed, FDA, Stephen Hahn

Senate committee favors Hahn for FDA chief

December 3, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

A Senate panel has recommended approval of Dr. Stephen Hahn as the new commissioner of the FDA. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions voted 18 to 5 to approve the nomination of Hahn, the chief medical officer at Houston’s M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Hahn would replace acting commissioner Dr. Brett Giroir, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: FDA, Stephen Hahn, U.S. Senate

Trump nominates Dr. Stephen Hahn to head FDA

November 4, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

President Trump has nominated the chief medical officer at Houston’s M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Stephen Hahn, as the next commissioner at the FDA. Hahn supplanted other candidates, including acting commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless, who will return to the National Cancer Institute, according to a report by The Hill. Dr. Brett Giroir, the current assistant […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Donald Trump, FDA, Stephen Hahn

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