π Summary
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the notice that appeared in the Federal Register of June 24, 2026, to open a public docket to solicit input and comments on a proposal to establish a pilot program, the Expedited Investigational New Drug (IND) pilot program, to shorten the time it takes from drug identification to first-in-human (FIH) study, while protecting clinical trial participants.