FDA Watch
FDA Watch
Podcast Description
FDA Watch is a twice-monthly, national podcast that provides an independent, non-partisan forum for discussing and understanding the latest developments, trends, and issues involving FDA. The podcast focuses on four core areas: pharmaceuticals and biologics; medical devices and diagnostics; food and dietary supplements; and cosmetics and personal care products, as well as on the overall direction of FDA regulation. The podcast also will have bonus episodes to cover breaking news. Podcast guests analyze FDA regulations, guidances, and policy developments and engage in insightful and revealing conversations with the co-hosts: Wayne Pines, former FDA associate commissioner and author/editor of 16 books about FDA, and Shelly Garg, principal at Garg Law, an FDA-focused law firm and a frequent writer on FDA issues. Subscribers to the podcast include regulatory affairs specialists, food and drug attorneys, policymakers, government officials, strategic planners, and IT and cybersecurity professionals.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers on four primary topics: pharmaceuticals and biologics, medical devices and diagnostics, food and dietary supplements, and cosmetics and personal care products. Recent episodes have covered significant subjects such as MoCRA, the regulation of food safety under the new administration, and key issues in device regulation, emphasizing practical and policy analysis.
FDA Watch is a twice-monthly, national podcast that provides an independent, non-partisan forum for discussing and understanding the latest developments, trends, and issues involving FDA. The podcast focuses on four core areas: pharmaceuticals and biologics; medical devices and diagnostics; food and dietary supplements; and cosmetics and personal care products, as well as on the overall direction of FDA regulation. The podcast also will have bonus episodes to cover breaking news. Podcast guests analyze FDA regulations, guidances, and policy developments and engage in insightful and revealing conversations with the co-hosts: Wayne Pines, former FDA associate commissioner and author/editor of 16 books about FDA, and Shelly Garg, principal at Garg Law, an FDA-focused law firm and a frequent writer on FDA issues. Subscribers to the podcast include regulatory affairs specialists, food and drug attorneys, policymakers, government officials, strategic planners, and IT and cybersecurity professionals.
Shelly and Wayne chat with the following guests in their respective fields of expertise:
- Pharma: Naomi Lowy, M.D., Principal Drug Regulatory Expert, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara
- Devices: Claire Davies, Shareholder at Polsinelli
- Cosmetics: Angela Diesch, Partner and Head of the Cosmetics Industry Practice at Amin Wasserman Gurnani
- Food: Frank Yiannas, former FDA Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy & Response at FDA
Each guest dives into their top three FDA developments from the first half of 2025 in their respective areas.
This episode and all bonus episodes do not include the usual Headlines and Resources Links segments.
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Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.
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