FDA touts advanced manufacturing to address Covid-19 shortfalls
Advanced manufacturing techniques can be employed to help address some of the manufacturing and supply chain problems the US has seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, Stephen Hahn, FDA commissioner, and Anand Shah, FDA deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs, wrote in a blog post on the FDA website.
“The potential public health value of advanced manufacturing is even greater in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has highlighted the strain on supply chains and the need for adaptive manufacturing systems to accelerate the production of medical countermeasures,” Hahn and Shah wrote. “The FDA has established a strong regulatory foundation to support the uptake of advanced manufacturing, and COVID-19 provides the unique impetus to spur further advancement of medical manufacturing.”
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