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Gottlieb At The Medtech Conference: US FDA Commissioner Talks About CDRH Innovation, Puerto Rico, LDTs And More

 
• By David Filmore

Check out the full video and read the highlights of US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's keynote address and Q&A from AdvaMed's 2017 Medtech Conference. Among the issues addressed: Gottlieb touted the agency's device center as the spark of innovation within FDA, and he provided a key update to the agency's digital-health regulation, his hopes for lab-developed test regulations and some substantive points on how industry should respond to the ongoing devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria.

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb
Scott Gottlieb

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb gave the keynote address Sept. 26 at AdvaMed's Medtech Conference, and he also sat down with AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker for a public question-and-answer session.

During the conference, in San Jose, Calif., the commissioner touted the agency's device center as the spark of innovation across FDA. He also provided a key update in the agency's...

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