bioMérieux America CEO Talks Dx Reform Progress, Antibiotic Resistance
Executive Summary
Stefan Willemsen, a top executive at diagnostics firm bioMérieux, has been working through AdvaMedDx with FDA, and with US House members to signal industry support for a bill to create a separate diagnostic regulatory framework at FDA. He spoke about that effort and explained how his firm’s products can be helpful in pinpointing cases of antibiotic resistance.
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