Flagship Pioneering announced that former FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn will lead its Preemptive Medicine & Health Security initiative. A “bioinnovation platform company,” Flagship Pioneering has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures totaling more than $90 billion in aggregate value, according to the company. It has, to date, deployed more than $2.4 billion…
Are Stephen Hahn’s days numbered at FDA?
HHS Secretary Alex Azar has been reportedly discussing the removal of Dr. Stephen Hahn as FDA commissioner, according to Politico. The Politico report cited a half dozen current and former administration officials. FDA spokesperson Michael Felberbaum in an email to Drug Discovery‘s sister site MassDevice denied an Azar-Hahn feud: “Commissioner Hahn enjoys a good relationship…