US regulatory chief’s resignation raises alarms in biotech industry

Peter Marks

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FDA vaccines and biologicals centre director, Peter Marks, clashed with health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr

The resignation of Peter Marks, long-time director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) centre responsible for assessing vaccines and other biological products, has exacerbated growing concerns within the US biotechnology industry and beyond.