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DOGE Reportedly Cuts FDA Employees Investigating Neuralink
The FDA previously found Musk's company was engaging in "objectionable conditions or practices."
Per Reuters, 20 people who worked in the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices got axed as part of a broader effort being carried out by DOGE to cut down the federal workforce. While the sources Reuters spoke to said they did not think those employees were specifically targeted, the reduction of workers within the medical devices office isn’t going to make things any easier for companies like Neuralink, which likely wants to see the approval process speed up. Last year, the agency found that Neuralink’s animal labs engaged in “ objectionable conditions or practices ” and urged the company to address the issues—but did not issue any punitive actions related to the investigation.
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