What's in the Media?

The following reports and articles that relate to FDA operations and funding have appeared in the past few days:

• "A blueprint for FDA reform" is an article by Jennifer Ringler on the Pharmaceutical Executive blog site dated April 26 and dealing with the FDA's new 5-year strategy.

• "Lumpkin: Cooperation among reg. agencies no longer optional" is an article on Dickinson's FDAWebview based on Dr. Murray Lumpkin's presentation to the membership of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA on April 26 (reproduced on the Alliance web site by kind permission of the publisher).

• "FDA’s strategic priorities: 5-year outlook for food safety" is a blog post by David Acheson dated April 28 focused on food safety and the FDA's recently announced 5-year strategy.

• "FDA completes international office selection with Brazil site approval" is an article that appeared in FDA Week on April 29, based on an interview with Dr. Murray Lumpkin and his presentation to the Alliance membership mentioned above (reproduced on the Alliance web site by kind permission of the publisher).