Ina Fassbender/Agence France Presse via Getty Images
Life sciences researchers, industry and regulators responded to the COVID-19 pandemic not only with urgency but with cooperation, innovative trial designs and new technologies and approaches that could reshape work across the industry – but it will take effort and intention to ensure these changes endure past the crisis, according to experts who joined “The Post-Pandemic Life Sciences Landscape,” a roundtable hosted by SmartBrief.
Decentralized trials, hybrid approaches and remote monitoring were talked about fondly and frequently before the arrival of the coronavirus, though they were infrequently put into practice, said Kristin Schneeman, director of programs at FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, and co-author of the report “Lessons Learned From COVID-19: Are There Silver Linings for Biomedical Innovation?”
A growing focus on climate change continues to include agriculture as part of the solution, and sitting at the table is the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) who also is expanding its membership. As Congress and the White House look to tackle the impact of climate change and the role government plays, the initial 40 plus recommendations offered last fall by FACA will take on increasing importance in guiding the discussion for agriculture’s role.
Meanwhile, the House Agriculture Committee plans to host its first hearing on climate change on Thursday at 12:30 ET. (Note this is an updated time, changed from originally scheduled on Tuesday.) The livestream of the hearing can be viewed here. It’s likely the hearing will feature questioning on USDA’s ability to create a carbon bank and tapping into the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to farmers. The CCC currently pays out farm bill programs and also the pot of money tapped into for recent ad hoc payments i
The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) Monday announced expanding membership and new policy working groups focused on developing a set of more specific policy proposals that drill down on the 40+ recommendations released by FACA in November 2020.
FACA’s eight founding members American Farm Bureau Federation (co-chair), Environmental Defense Fund (co-chair), FMI – The Food Industry Association, National Alliance of Forest Owners, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (co-chair), National Farmers Union (co-chair) and The Nature Conservancy welcomed 14 new groups to the Steering Committee.
New Steering Committee members are: the American Seed Trade Association, American Sugar Alliance, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau, Ducks Unlimited, Farm Credit Council, National Cattlemen
Who Will Be the Next F D A Chief? msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
POLITICO
Get the Prescription Pulse newsletter
Email
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Presented by Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs
With Emily Martin Congress waits on FDA pick as Senate readies for the first HHS confirmation hearing. FDA device panel meets today
to discuss drug-coated balloon.
It’s Wednesday, welcome back to Prescription Pulse. Welcome back from the long weekend! You ll still see us again on Friday too.