The U.S. Food and Drug Administration named ex-biotech exec George Tidmarsh as its chief drug regulator. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary called Tidmarsh an "accomplished physician-scientist and leader."

Stanford's George Tidmarsh has authored 143 scientific papers and patents, as well as played a central role in developing seven FDA-approved drugs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has appointed former biotech executive George Tidmarsh as the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.Tidmarsh, an adjunct professor of pediatrics and neonatology at Stanford University,