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Senate Confirms Dr. Hahn to Lead the Food and Drug Administration

December 12, 2019
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Former Congressman Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to serve as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration:

“The Food and Drug Administration plays a critical role in helping to ensure patients and consumers have access to the innovative medicines our scientists and researchers discover, as well as to the next wave of food-related biotechnology innovation. We congratulate Dr. Hahn on his confirmation, and we look forward to working with him and the entire FDA team to ensure the American people continue to benefit from the power and promise of biotechnology.”

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