Healthcare And Medicine Needs A Global FDA

Globalization reached healthcare big time: a French patient can easily ask a Belgian company to sequence the DNA of his tumor tissue, then convince a Swiss pharma company to sign them up for a relevant clinical trial on a Spanish island. Not only that but also the recent controversies around gene editing in babies in China, as well as the operation of direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, the online medication scene, health technology companies expanding their services to other countries highlight the need for a global "FDA" day by day. We are not waiting for regulators The availability of know-how, raw materials, rapidly developing methods and technology entails the exponential growth of innovation everywhere – that also means the rigorously regulated healthcare and life sci...

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