Biden will nominate industry-friendly Califf to lead U.S. FDA

 

• Summary

• President Joe Biden to nominate Robert Califf as FDA chief
• Key drug regulator without permanent leader since January
• Califf led the agency under President Barack Obama
• Nominee criticized for pharmaceutical industry ties

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate Robert Califf for a second stint as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and urged the Senate to swiftly confirm him.

Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Ahmed Aboulenein; Additional reporting by Katharine Jackson, Mrinalika Roy, Susan Cornwell, and Susan Heavey; Editing by Bill Berkrot, Raissa Kasolowsky, Aurora Ellis and Jonathan Oatis