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- FDA Partnership Provides New Tobacco Research Funding Opportunity
- See FDA Recipients of Scientific Achievement Awards
- Broad Agency Announcement: FDA Solicits for R&D
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FDA's mission is to protect and advance public health by helping to speed innovations that provide our nation with safe and effective medical products and that keep our food safe. The Agency achieves this by applying the latest technology and science-based standards to the regulatory challenges presented by drugs, biologics (vaccines, blood products, cell and gene therapy products, and tissues), medical devices, and food additives.
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Research by FDA Staff to Evaluate and Enhance the Safety of Biologic ProductsScience and Research (Medical Devices)
Biology, Physics, Chemistry & Materials Science, Solid & Fluid Machanics, Imaging & Applies Mathematics, Electrical & Software EngineeringScience & Research (Drugs)
Research by FDA Staff to Evaluate and Enhance the Efficacy, Safety, and Quality of Drug ProductsWomen's Health Research
Funding available to researchers, Pregnancy intiatives, Outcomes of Science Program effortsScience & Research (NCTR)
Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Toxicology, Food Protection, Imaging, NanotechnologyFood Safety and Applied Nutrition
Spotlight
- REGISTER HERE: FDA's Nov. 13-15 Clinical Investigator Training Course!!
- FDA Launches Genome Project for Food Pathogens
FDA-led research team discovers an autoimmune mechanism for serious drug-induced adverse reactions - See April 16 Webcast--Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Workshop: From In Vivo to In Vitro
- FDA's Chief Scientist Discusses Collaboration on New Tool to Predict Drug Safety: Human on a Chip