Janet Woodcock, FDA's Chief Medical Officer, on PAT, QbD and the Critical Path

Feb. 4, 2007

In her plenary speech at IFPAC `07, FDA's Deputy Commissioner discussed the importance of PAT to the Agency's current objectives, not only Quality by Design, but the Critical Path.  She stressed the need for science-based approaches for both drug development and manufacuring, and outlined some of the challenges applying these concepts to the clinical area.  To download an audio tape of her speech, click here.  To read a full transcript, click here.