The FDA Is Growing And Needs More Scientists, But It Struggles To Recruit

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The FDA needs more employees, but the agency struggles to entice scientists and physicians from well-paid positions at universities and pharmaceutical companies. If the agency doesn’t solve this issue, it could force officials to pull back on major projects.

 

The FDA submitted a $5.1B budget to Congress for 2017, which will go toward a new food safety monitoring system, a better way to evaluate medicines, and support the “cancer moonshot” initiative. But to complete these responsibilities, the agency will need more chemists, biomedical engineers, statisticians and medical doctors. The FDA plans to add 430 more full-time employees next year.

 

Read the full article at ibtimes.com…

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