NCI Director Named as Acting FDA Commissioner
Ned Sharpless is tapped to take on acting commissioner role following Gottlieb’s resignation.
One week following the surprise resignation of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Norman E. (Ned) Sharpless, head of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), was named acting commissioner of FDA, according to media reports.
The announcement was confirmed by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar at a congressional hearing on March 12, 2019.
Sharpless has served as the director of NCI since October 2017. He previously was director of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in the Departments of Medicine and Genetics.
He cofounded clinical-stage biotechnology companies G1 Therapeutics and HealthSpan Diagnostics, according to his NCI biography.
Source: NCI
Pharmaceutical Tariffs Are Imminent: How Industry is Bracing for Impact
April 16th 2025On April 14, 2025, the Trump Administration launched a national security-driven investigation into pharmaceuticals, a move that will likely result in tariffs being placed on pharmaceutical drugs, ingredients, and other components that are imported from outside of the United States.
