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  • Inside FDA Pharma Policy Development

    Wayne chats with Rumi Young and Jamie Gamerman about how FDA policy is developed, how previous PDUFAs have changed the agency’s policy agenda, the most important inflection points driving FDA policy, the development of new agency frameworks, FDA’s efforts to balance scientific integrity with regulatory flexibility in policy development, and… Listen ⇢

    Inside FDA Pharma Policy Development
  • Year-End Review & a Look Ahead

    Wayne chats with Paul Kim, John Sawyer, Stuart Pape, and Angela Diesch. Each guest dives into the top FDA developments from 2025 in their respective areas, as well as the top developments to watch for in 2026. Listen ⇢

    Year-End Review & a Look Ahead
  • Deregulation, AI & More with Dr. Ritu Nalubola

    Wayne chats with Dr. Ritu Nalubola about how deregulation has been playing out at FDA, industry incentive programs, how agency efforts to streamline regulation could affect product safety, the agency’s role in regulating AI and supporting AI applications, broader initiatives on health data and governance, where things may be headed… Listen ⇢

    Deregulation, AI & More with Dr. Ritu Nalubola
  • Pharmaceutical Regulation, Compliance & Policy, Part 4: Dispute Resolution for Drugs and Biological Products

    In this final part of our series with Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, Wayne chats with Michelle Butler, Charles Raver, and Josephine Torrente about potential avenues to resolve a disagreement informally, how the formal dispute resolution (FDR) process works, what constitutes a win, what changes may be coming to to the… Listen ⇢

    Pharmaceutical Regulation, Compliance & Policy, Part 4: Dispute Resolution for Drugs and Biological Products
  • Key Issues Shaping Cosmetics and Personal Care Oversight

    Wayne chats with Rachel Raphael and Ronie Schmelz about what’s happening at FDA in cosmetics and personal care products; how companies should navigate ingredient concerns amid federal inaction, aggressive state laws, and stricter foreign regimes; the state of regulation surrounding labeling and advertising and promotion; what to watch for heading into… Listen ⇢

    Key Issues Shaping Cosmetics and Personal Care Oversight
  • How Industry Is Adapting to FDA’s Food Shifts

    Wayne chats with Sarah Sorscher and Sarah Gallo about the current state of foods at FDA, concerns related to the agency’s budget, impacts of the government shutdown on the Human Foods program, how federal regulation might affect state regulation, changes to the GRAS process and post-market review, how industry is… Listen ⇢

    How Industry Is Adapting to FDA’s Food Shifts
  • Pharmaceutical Regulation, Compliance & Policy, Part 3: A Close Look at Generic Drugs

    In Part 3 of our series with Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, Wayne chats with Sara Koblitz, Kurt Karst, and Karin Hessler about hurdles facing generic drugs in today’s regulatory environment; pressure on industry to continue lowering drug prices; how Hatch-Waxman has played out over the past 40 years; how tariffs… Listen ⇢

    Pharmaceutical Regulation, Compliance & Policy, Part 3: A Close Look at Generic Drugs
  • Pharmaceutical Regulation, Compliance & Policy, Part 2: Navigating the New Enforcement Environment

    In Part 2 of our series with Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, Wayne chats with John Claud, Peter Dickos, and Andrew Hull about the current enforcement environment at FDA; foreign inspections of pharmaceuticals and how companies should respond to 483s; False Claims Act theories for liability; key considerations for consent decrees… Listen ⇢

    Pharmaceutical Regulation, Compliance & Policy, Part 2: Navigating the New Enforcement Environment
  • Examining CDRH, Device Innovation & Agency Communication

    Wayne chats with Sandra Cohen Kalter and Steve Silverman about whether CDRH has the resources and cross-agency collaboration it needs to fulfill its regulatory mandate, FDA’s capacity to support innovation amid review pressure and staffing cuts, how companies can find reliable up-to-date regulatory information, FDA’s ability to monitor safety and… Listen ⇢

    Examining CDRH, Device Innovation & Agency Communication