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On February 24, 2010, FDA launched its Advancing Regulatory Science Initiative (ARS), with the announcement of an FDA-NIH collaboration to speed the translation of research into medical products and therapies. A science-based initiative that is building on the success of existing FDA programs, like the Critical Path Initiative, ARS is expanding the medical product modernization model to encompass every dimension of regulatory science.</p> <p><a href="/advancing-regulatory-science">Advancing Regulatory Science</a></p> <h2>Artificial Intelligence for Drug Development</h2> <p>The use of artificial Intelligence (AI), including Machine Learning (ML) in Drug Development is increasing across a range of therapeutic areas. FDA is committed to ensuring that drugs are safe and effective while facilitating innovations in their development. AI/ML plays a critical role in drug development, and FDA is developing and adopting risk-based regulatory frameworks that promote innovation and protect patient safety.</p> <p><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b386618d-c689-44ad-98fa-b3c369a8a4d4" href="/about-fda/center-drug-evaluation-and-research-cder/artificial-intelligence-drug-development" title="Artificial Intelligence for Drug Development">Artificial Intelligence for Drug Development</a></p> <h2><strong>Clinical Trials and Human Subject Protection</strong></h2> <p>The Good Clinical Practice Program is the focal point within FDA for Good Clinical Practice issues arising in human research trials regulated by FDA. In relation to Good Clinical Practice, the Good Clinical Practice Program:</p> <ul> <li>Coordinates FDA policies</li> <li>Contributes to leadership and direction through participation in FDA's Human Subject Protection/Bioresearch Monitoring Council</li> <li>Coordinates FDA's Bioresearch Monitoring program with respect to clinical trials, working together with FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)</li> <li>Contributes to international Good Clinical Practice harmonization activities</li> <li>Plans and conducts training and outreach programs</li> <li>Serves as a liaison with the HHS Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) and other federal agencies and external stakeholders committed to the protection of human research participants</li> </ul> <p><a href="/clinical-trials-and-human-subject-protection">Clinical Trials and Human Subject Protection</a></p> <h2>The Critical Path Initiative</h2> <p>The Critical Path Initiative (CPI) is FDA's national strategy for transforming the way medical products are developed, evaluated, and manufactured. Moving medical product development into the 21st-century is a colossal venture that cannot be undertaken by any one entity alone; it requires the close collaboration of all stakeholders. CPI was launched in 2004 to foster such collaboration and help drive innovation. CPI collaborations currently involve 84 government agencies, universities, industry leaders, and patient groups from 28 states and 5 countries on a raft of groundbreaking research projects.</p> <p><a href="/critical-path-initiative">Critical Path Initiative</a></p> <h2>Digital Health Technologies for Drug Development</h2> <p>Digital health technologies (DHTs) are systems that use computing platforms, connectivity, software, and sensors for healthcare and related uses.</p> <p>Many DHTs are portable instruments that may be worn or used by trial participants and may allow remote data acquisition in clinical investigations evaluating medical products.</p> <p>DHTs may also play a role in decentralized clinical trials where some or all trial-related activities take place at locations remote from traditional clinical trials sites, such as patients’ homes or local clinics.</p> <p><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="66c15a13-1314-4564-9f58-99d5ca92239c" href="/science-research/science-and-research-special-topics/digital-health-technologies-dhts-drug-development" title="Digital Health Technologies (DHTs) for Drug Development">DHTs for Drug Development</a></p> <h2>Minority Health and Health Equity Research and Collaboration </h2> <p>The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) Research and Collaboration Program works with FDA centers and external partners to support research studies about minority health and health disparities. 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The FDA has not established its own formal definition, though the agency participated in the development of the NNI definition of "nanotechnology." Using that definition, nanotechnology relevant to the FDA might include research and technology development that both satisfies the NNI definition and relates to a product regulated by FDA.</p> <p><a href="/nanotechnology">Nanotechnology</a></p> <h2><strong>National Medical Evidence Generation Collaborative (EvGen Collaborative)</strong></h2> <p>The National Medical Evidence Generation Collaborative (EvGen Collaborative) will work to integrate previously isolated data systems in a way that ensures that available information collected during healthcare-related activities (e.g., medical research, medical product development, clinical care) can be brought to bear for the benefit of all while guaranteeing security and patient privacy. 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