#  A Conversation with Margaret A. Hamburg, FDA Commissioner 2009-2015 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **January 20, 2016** 

 12:30PM - 01:30PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East ABC (2nd floor), 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA**  



 

 



 

Please join the Petrie-Flom Center for a conversation with former FDA Commissioner (and former New York City Health Commissioner), **Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg**, led by [**Peter Barton Hutt**](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cov.com_en_biographies_h_peter-2Dhutt&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=OyLCeamb-792r0mDmEPlznICanPJjNHKbLAl0btfDmo&m=HNEeDObmkZxFOR1ZSdXeGzCiHvqtKBZhVYquhLH-nEg&s=GEoXJz3g1MaSxoz5fjDsiwfF98WpThEDkI_2F7jdo6w&e=), former Chief Counsel to FDA and current Senior Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP and Lecturer on Law at HLS. Topics discussed will include FDA’s role and the changing scientific, legal, political, and economic landscape; the overlap of science, innovation, and cost regarding biomedical products; food safety and nutrition; challenges of globalization, and more.

**Speakers:**

- **Margaret A. Hamburg**, Commissioner of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, 2009-2015
- [**Peter Barton Hutt**](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cov.com_en_biographies_h_peter-2Dhutt&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=OyLCeamb-792r0mDmEPlznICanPJjNHKbLAl0btfDmo&m=HNEeDObmkZxFOR1ZSdXeGzCiHvqtKBZhVYquhLH-nEg&s=GEoXJz3g1MaSxoz5fjDsiwfF98WpThEDkI_2F7jdo6w&e=), Covington & Burling and Harvard Law School

This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required. [**Register now!**](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__events.constantcontact.com_register_event-3Fllr-3Djb84h4cab-26oeidk-3Da07ebl1nd9uca242044&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=OyLCeamb-792r0mDmEPlznICanPJjNHKbLAl0btfDmo&m=HNEeDObmkZxFOR1ZSdXeGzCiHvqtKBZhVYquhLH-nEg&s=IWCN_WsJB_kQZs3YAVflLa6U4azcPtY7J86Dl62hQaU&e=)

*Sponsored by the [Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics](http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/) at Harvard Law School and the [Center for Bioethics](http://bioethics.hms.harvard.edu/) at Harvard Medical School, with support from the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund.*



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Bioethics/Health Law ](/event-disease-area/bioethicshealth-law)
- [ Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics ](/event-type/petrie-flom-center-health-law-policy-biotechnology-and-bioethics)
 
 

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