Wayne chats with Deb Autor, CEO of Healthcare Innovation Catalysts, and Paul Offit, M.D., Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. You'll hear their thoughts on vaccine development, policy, testing, and funding, including COVID vaccines; the new Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Program; the Sarepta gene therapy episode; leadership transitions at CDER and CBER; AI in pharmaceutical regulation; and much more.

In our headlines segment, Wayne delves into these major developments:

Pharma: Vinay Prasad back as CBER head after ousting

Devices: Troubles continue with FDA's new AI tool, Elsa

Food: FDA and USDA publish joint RFI to help define ultra-processed foods

Cosmetics: Anxiety over U.S.-imposed tariffs sparks shopper panic in late July

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