Office of the Chief Scientist

The Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) supports the research foundation, science, and innovation that underpins FDA’s regulatory mission. It does this through a broad framework that encompasses scientific collaborations, laboratory safety, the transfer of FDA inventions to the private sector, scientific integrity in FDA policy- and decision-making, the professional development of regulatory scientists, and its core research component--FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research--which generates the vital data FDA requires for its regulatory decision-making and development of sound regulatory policy. The OCS offices, programs, and research center leading these scientific activities are highlighted below.