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# FDA Co-sponsors Biomarker Workshop in April
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-co-sponsors-biomarker-workshop-in-april/
- Published: 2016-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T02:38:35.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, Devices, #legacy-id-D5134879

> FDA and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Biomarkers Consortium are co-sponsoring a two-day workshop on “Developing an Evidentiary Standards Framework for Safety Biomarkers Qualification.” The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the evidentiary standards needed to support biomarker qualification with a particular emphasis on drug safety markers, an [FDA notice](https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-04027.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com) says. It will also focus on the standards relevant to the qualification of a range of safety biomarkers and examine case studies in several different organ systems. The workshop is set for 4/14-15 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Bethesda, MD.