The FDA official who oversaw the approval of the controversial Alzheimer's therapy aducanumab is retiring from the agency to 'explore other opportunities.'
, a nonprofit supported by industry partners including Biogen, Eisai, Takeda, Lilly, and Roche.
"We want to thank and honor Dr. Billy Dunn for his leadership and scientific contributions," said GAP Foundation President John Dwyer in a"His service at the US Food and Drug Administration, his leadership as the head of the FDA's neuroscience office and his strategic insights into how to move drugs forward — while safeguarding the patients who take them — is unparalleled," said Dwyer.
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