AXIOS (Peter Sullivan) - Pharma leaders hope next FDA head calms waters
The CEO of the main pharmaceutical company trade group on Wednesday called for the next Food and Drug Administration commissioner to "calm the waters" and ensure stability as drug companies develop new treatments. Why it matters: The FDA has faced a tumultous several months leading up to Commissioner Marty Makary's resignation Tuesday, with staff layoffs and top leaders heading out the door. What they're saying: "What we really need from the next leader of the FDA is to calm the waters and reestablish that certainty and predictability," PhRMA CEO Steve Ubl said at Axios' Future of Health Summit. - Bristol Myers Squibb CEO Chris Boerner sounded a similar theme, pointing to the years of work that go into developing a drug. - "What we need…