Small Business Assistance

The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) supports a Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) program that promotes productive interactions with regulated industry by aiding national and global small businesses (defined as businesses with fewer than 500 employees) in receiving information pertaining to the development and regulation of human drug products.[1] The FDA provides a wealth of information to small businesses, which can be accessed through the CDER SBIA Learn webpage. Key topics of interest the source spotlights include:

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Information about SBIA conferences and workshops is available here.

POINTS OF CONTACT

Brenda Stodart, Pharm.D.
CDER Small Business Assistance
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
(301) 796-6707
CDERSmallBusiness@fda.hhs.gov
Brenda.stodart@fda.hhs.gov

Virginia Behr
CDER Ombudsman
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
(301) 796-3436
cderombudsman@fda.hhs.gov
virginia.behr@fda.hhs.gov

CDER Key Officials

A list of key officials within CDER is available here.

Updated by Theresa Pipher, November 2020