CytoSorbents Corporation (CTSO)

[Good Sport]

Cardiologist picked to run the FDA.
Should be good for Cytosorbents with START-D imo.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday chose Dr. Robert Califf, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner and prominent medical researcher, to again lead the powerful regulatory agency.

Califf’s nomination comes after months of concern that the agency near the center of the government’s COVID-19 response has lacked a permanent leader. More than a half-dozen names were floated for the job before the White House decided on Califf.

A cardiologist and clinical trial specialist, Califf, 70, served as FDA commissioner for the last 11 months of President Barack Obama’s second term. Before that, he spent one year as the agency’s No. 2 official after more than 35 years as a researcher at Duke University, where he helped design studies for many of the world’s biggest drugmakers.

Califf faced some concerns over his drug industry connections in 2016, but he was ultimately confirmed by an overwhelming 89-4 Senate vote.

Since leaving government, he has worked as a policy adviser to tech giant Google, in addition to his ongoing academic work at Duke.


https://wtop.com/government/2021/11/biden-picks-former-fda-chief-califf-to-again-lead-agency/