I Pick Me Says FDA Honcho

Ming has it on good authority that the Leader of the CDER Direct Search Committee was more favorably disposed towards Janet Woodcock for that position over the more obvious choice, Jesse Goodman. Ming suspects this is no coincidence since the Leader of the CDER Direct Search Committee was Janet Woodcock. Rather a bit of a shame that after Goodman hung Provenge out to dry, hoping to increase his chances to head CDER by keeping the peace with CDER's minions, it still wasn't enough to insinuate himself into position to head that Division. Note that the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America issued a statement strongly supporting the announcement, citing her "willingness to work with diverse partners". Who still says that she's too cozy with industry? Certainly not Amgen's Paul Eisenberg, their V.P. of Global Marketing Affairs who very presciently suggested beforehand that she should pick somebody like herself. And so she did. Ming likes Amgen's chances on whatever they present to CDER in future.