Sweeping FDA Cuts Hit CDRH Staffer’s Inboxes

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

On February 15, numerous probationary staff at FDA began receiving emails notifying them they had been fired. “Unfortunately, the Agency finds that you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the Agency’s current needs, and your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment at the Agency,” said the letters.

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Leveraging New U.S. Healthcare Policies: How can MedTech startups find the right investors?

By Daniele Viappiani

With a new executive order to leave the World Health Organization, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is driving new policy and promises for faster time to market for product innovation. MedTech start-ups are keen to capitalize on the opportunity, yet funding to push product through early product phases – concept and design through clinical studies and post-market surveillance – can be complex. Daniele Viappiani of GC1 Ventures offers strategies for MedTech start-ups to find the right investors.

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