From our Annual Public Meeting to topic-specific convenings, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA brings stakeholders together on matters critical to regulatory science and practice. These events, often hosted at the request of FDA leadership, provide space for expert analysis and candid discussion on FDA’s priority issues. See below for upcoming events.

Past Events

FDA to Participate in Covid-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator - Bloomberg Law
The FDA will participate in the Covid-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator, a multi-stakeholder collaborative project organized by the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA in collaboration with Friends of Cancer Research.
HAHN PLEDGES TO EVALUATE FUTURE OF DIAGNOSTICS REGULATION - POLITICO Prescription Pulse
At a Medical Device Innovation Consortium fireside chat Thursday, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said the agency will take a fresh look at how it regulates diagnostics and digital technologies after the coronavirus pandemic
Pandemic pushes FDA to 'accelerate' real-world evidence efforts, Hahn says - MedTech Dive
FDA is upping efforts to incorporate real-world data in evaluation of COVID-19 diagnostics and antibody tests, 
FDA joins Reagan-Udall, Friends of Cancer Research to form COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator - The Cancer Letter
FDA is participating in the COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator, a multi-stakeholder collaborative project to advance the development of diagnostics.  The accelerator is organized by the Reagan-Udall Foundation for F
Accelerating the fight against COVID-19 with real-world data on tests - BioCentury
Almost every aspect of the fight against COVID-19 depends on the ability to determine whether an individual is or has been infected with SARS-CoV-2, but more than six months into the pandemic there is still uncertainty abo
To expedite progress against COVID-19, a public-private “accelerator” taps into real-world data - The Cancer Letter
This story is part of The Cancer Letter’s ongoing coverage of COVID-19’s impact on oncology.
FDA joins new, public-private COVID-19 diagnostic research accelerator effort - FierceBiotech
The FDA has joined a public-private diagnostic research project with the goal of bringing more real-world data to bear against the novel coronavirus, and gauging the accuracy of different kinds of tests.
New accelerator to boost real-world COVID-19 diagnostics - Regulatory Focus
A collaboration to use real-world diagnostics evidence will seek to answer key questions about the novel coronavirus, including epidemiologic patterns, individual risk factors, and characteristics of immunity that might de
New COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator Applies Real-World Data to Answer Urgent Questions on SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Today, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA, in collaboration with Friends of Cancer Research, announced the COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator, a multi-stakeholder, collaborative project to leverage real-world d
US FDA Looking To Real-World Evidence To Fill in Gaps On COVID-19 Vaccines - Pinksheet
Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy suggests FDA may clear a COVID-19 vaccine on smaller than usual clinical datasets and rely on real-world data to fill in the gaps.