Public Calendar: July 19–25, 2026
This public calendar is issued by the Food and Drug Administration. It lists significant meetings held by designated FDA policy makers with persons outside the executive branch of the federal government.
Official Name: Kyle Diamantas, J.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Event Date: 07/20/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Sustaining American Leadership in Biomedical Innovation
FDA Participant/Group: LOWELL ZETA;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, policymakers, and other stakeholders
Event Date: 07/21/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Doug Davenport (DCI Group); Carrie Spangler, Chris Klomp (Health and Human Services (HHS)); Grant Pickering (Vaxcyte);
Event Date: 07/21/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Regulatory Pathways to Accelerate Medical Device Innovation
FDA Participant/Group: LUKE HALL; SEAN KEVENEY; LOWELL ZETA;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Dongjin Seo, Philip Mao (Neuralink Corp.);
Event Date: 07/21/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Reagan-Udall Foundation Annual Public Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: STEVEN KOZLOWSKI; LOWELL ZETA;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, consumer/patient advocates, academia, and other stakeholders
Event Date: 07/22/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: LOWELL ZETA;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Albert Bourla, Chris Boshoff, Jennifer Walton (Pfizer);
Event Date: 07/23/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Representative Andy Harris (R-MD)
Official Name: Sean R. Keveney, J.D., Chief Counsel
Event Date: 07/20/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Xtandi Patent
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Claire Seger, James Love, Wade McMullin (Knowledge Ecology International);
Event Date: 07/24/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Corinne de Vries, Georgia Gavriilidou (European Medicine Agency);
Official Name: Grace Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs
Event Date: 07/20/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Milken Institute Working Roundtable; Panelist: Sustaining American Leadership in Biomedical Innovation
FDA Participant/Group: SARAH BRANHAM;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry and other stakeholders
Event Date: 07/22/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: PhRMA Board Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: PhRMA Board Members and government
Event Date: 07/23/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Online Sales of Misbranded and Unapproved Mifepristone and Misoprostol
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA)
Official Name: Lowell Zeta, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives
No Significant Event
Official Name: Donald A. Prater, D.V.M., Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food
Event Date: 07/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Food Safety Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Food and Beverage Issue Alliance representatives
Event Date: 07/21/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Produce Safety
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Foods industry
Event Date: 07/23/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Gluten and Allergen Labeling
FDA Participant/Group: CLAUDINE KAVANAUGH; YINQING MA; REBECCA BUCKNER; LARRY MORRIS; LAURA KURPAD;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Jax Bari, Jon Bari (Celiac Journey);
Event Date: 07/24/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: Human Foods Program Priorities
FDA Participant/Group: LARRY MORRIS; REBECCA BUCKNER;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Hilary Thesmar, Stephanie Harris (The Food Industry Association);
Official Name: Melanie Keller, M.B.A., Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer
No Significant Event
Official Name: Elizabeth Miller, Pharm.D., Associate Commissioner for Inspections and Investigations
No Significant Event
Official Name: Karim Mikhail, B.Pharm, MSc, Acting Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
No Significant Event
Official Name: Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Event Date: 07/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Virtual Digital Solutions
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Abbott representatives
Event Date: 07/22/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: General Medical Device Updates
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Abbott representatives
Official Name: Michael Davis, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Event Date: 07/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Lucy Vereshchagina (PhRMA);
Event Date: 07/21/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: AMY RICK;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Jasmine Sullivan (Every Cure);
Event Date: 07/22/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Alexis Miller, Christine Jenkins, Dean Li, Sean Curtis (Merck);
Official Name: Bret Koplow, Ph.D., J.D., Acting Director, Center for Tobacco Products
Event Date: 07/22/2026
Location: Rockville, MD
Subject: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Tobacco Regulatory Science Meeting; Speaker: Keynote Address
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Tobacco researchers, academics, patient advocates, and government
Official Name: Timothy C. Schell, Ph.D., Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine
Event Date: 07/22/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Veterinary Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: ISAAC CARNEY; DAVID EDWARDS;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Constance Cullman, Leah Wilkinson (American Feed Industry Association);
Event Date: 07/23/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: Veterinary Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Generic Animal Drug Alliance (GADA) representatives