FDA Stats Show CDER, CBER Staffing Sharply Fell In FY 2025

By Jessica Karins / October 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM

The number of employees at FDA’s drugs and biologics centers have significantly decreased in 2025, with few new hires being made despite the centers’ mandates to maintain adequate staffing to meet user fee goals, according to data posted by FDA Thursday (Oct. 16).


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