FDA Releases New Plan for Regulatory Science

Late yesterday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced the release of the agency's complete strategic plan for evolution of regulatory science, based on eight scientific areas of priority.The full text of the document ("Advancing Regulatory Science at FDA") can be downloaded from the agency's web site.A variety of other informational resources about this plan are also available from the agency web site, including:

• A blog post ("Fostering innovation through better science")
• A podcast featuring comments on the plan by Dr. Vicki L Seyfert-Margolis)
• A consumer update ("FDA modernizing regulatory science")