> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Alliance for a Stronger FDA - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/alliance-for-a-stronger-fda/ - Published: 1999-01-02T09:39:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-14T02:15:51.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **Alliance for a Stronger FDA** is an American lobbying organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is an industry association that represents the voice of the pharmaceutical industry, both to the government and general public. ## Activities One of the Alliance’s primary activities is lobbying the United States Congress to increase the annual budget for the [Food and Drug Administration](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Reagan-Udall-Foundation-for-the-Food-and-Drug-Administration) (FDA). Between 2019-2021, the Alliance spent some $855,000 on its lobbying activities.[\[1\]](#fn1) ## Members [AstraZeneca](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/AstraZeneca) was a founding member of the Alliance.[\[2\]](#fn2) Current and former members of the alliance include:[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4) - [Abbott Laboratories](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Abbott-Laboratories) - AbbVie - [Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Academy-of-Managed-Care-Pharmacy) - [Advanced Medical Technology Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advanced-Medical-Technology-Association) (AdvaMed) - AIDS Institute - AIDS Treatment Activist Coalition - [Alliance for Aging Research](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alliance-for-Aging-Research) - [Alliance for Patient Access](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alliance-for-Patient-Access) - [Alliance for Regenerative Medicine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alliance-for-Regenerative-Medicine) - Alpha-1 Foundation - ALS Foundation - Alzheimer’s Association - American Academy of HIV Medicine - [American Association for Cancer Research](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Association-for-Cancer-Research) - American Bakers Association - American Cancer Society - American Celiac Disease Alliance - American College of Rheumatology - American Dietetic Association - American Frozen Food Institute - [American Heart Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Heart-Association) - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering - American Liver Foundation - [American Pharmacists Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Pharmacists-Association) (APhA) - American Porphyria Foundation - [American Red Cross](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Red-Cross) - American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - American Society for Microbiology - American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - American Society of Clinical Oncology - American Society of Consultant Pharmacists - [American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Society-of-Gene-&-Cell-Therapy) (ASGT) - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - American Spice Trade Association - Americans for Medical Progress - [Amgen](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Amgen) - Amyloidosis Research Consortium - Animal Health Institute - Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation - Arkansas Research Alliance - Association for Accessible Medicines - Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - Association for Research in Vision and Opthamology - Association of Clinical Research Organizations - Association of Medical Device Reprocessors - Association of Public Health Laboratories - [Astellas Pharma](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Astellas-Pharma) - AZCERT CredibleMeds - Bedard & Associates Consulting - Beyond Celiac - BioMarin - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) - Brand Institute - Cancer Care Coalition - Cancer Support Community - Carmot - Catalyst Healthcare Consulting - Celiac Sprue Association - Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention - Center for Science in the Public Interest - Cephalon - Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy - Children's Tumor Foundation - Coalition for Healthcare Communication - Colorectal Cancer Coalition - Consumer Federation of America - Consumer Health Care Products Association (CHPA) - Consumer Reports - Council for Responsible Nutrition - Curative Biotechnologies - Critical Path Institute - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Drug Information Association - Drug Safety Institute - Dwaine Rieves Consulting - ECG - [Eli Lilly](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Eli-Lilly) - Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - EMD Serono - Endocrine Society - Engage Health - Epilepsy Foundation - EveryLife Foundation for Rare Disease - FairHaven451 - FasterCures - Fight Colorectal Cancer - Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) - Friends of Cancer Research - Fujirebo Diagnostics - Garvey Associates - GBS/CIDP Foundation International - GlaxoSmithKline - Global Pharma Consulting - Go2 Foundation for Lung Cancer (Lung Cancer Alliance) - Greenleaf Health - Greenwich Biosciences - Grocery Manufacturers Association - HealthyWomen - Heart Rhythm Society - Heart Valve Voice - US - Hemophilia Federation of America - HillCo Partners - HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute - Horizon Therapeutics - HPS Group - Hydrocephalus Association - Immel Resources - Independent Bakers Association - Institute for Alternative Futures - Institute for Safe Medication Practices - International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) - International Cancer Advocacy Network - International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders - International Regulatory Affairs Group - International Society for Stem Cell Research - [Johnson & Johnson](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Johnson-&-Johnson) - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Kennedy's Disease Association - Kinexum - KPM Group - Kraft Foods - Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Ligand Pharmaceuticals - Lung Cancer Institute - Lupus and Allied Diseases Association - Lupus Foundation of America - Lupus Research Alliance - Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council - Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) - [Merck](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Merck) - Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research - Millenium Pharmaceuticals - Muscular Dystrophy Association - National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research - National Alliance for Hispanic Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness - National Association of State Departments of Agriculture - National Ataxia Foundation - National Automatic Merchandising Association - National Center for Health Research - National Confectioners Association - National Consumers League - National Fisheries Institute - National Foundation for Celiac Awareness - National Hemophilia Foundation - National Kidney Foundation - National Minority Quality Forum - National MPS Society - National Multiple Sclerosis Society - National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) - National Osteoporosis Foundation - National Patient Advocate Foundation - National Research Center for Women and Families - National Treasury Employees Union (NTU) - Neurofibromatosis - Novartis - Novo Nordisk - OncoRD - Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy - Parkinson's Action Network - Patient Safety Institute - Patient Services Incorporated - Personal Care Products Council - Personalized Medicine Coalition - Pet Food Institute - Pew Charitable Trusts - Pew Health Group - [Pfizer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer) - Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association - [Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pharmaceutical-Research-and-Manufacturers-of-America) (PhRMA) - PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation) - Platelet Disorder Support Association - Prevent Blindness America - Prevent Cancer Foundation - Produce Marketing Association - [Prostate Cancer Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Prostate-Cancer-Foundation) - Pulmonary Hypertension Association - Pyxis Partners - Research!America - Resolute Regulatory Consulting - Resverlogix - RetireSafe - Rx Development Resources - Sanofi - Sanofi-Aventis - SAS Institute - Shire Pharmaceuticals - Society of the Plastics Industry - The Plastics Industry Trade Association - STOP Foodborne Illnesses - Strategic Health Policy International - Sugar Association - Society for Women's Health Research - Sturge-Weber Foundation - Sustainable Food Policy Alliance - Teva - TMJ Association - Union of Concerned Scientists - US Pharmacopeia (USP) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Viatris - WassermanRowe - Wilson Disease Association ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=alliance%5Ffor%5Fa%5Fstronger%5Ffda) - [Website](https://www.strengthenfda.org/) ### Further reading - November 30, 2023: "[Conflicts of Interest: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/blog/conflicts-of-interest-the-u-s-food-and-drug-administration/)" by [Liam Sturgess](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Liam-Sturgess), Matthew Evans-Cockle and [Deanna McLeod](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Deanna-McLeod), published by the [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance) --- 1. *Alliance for a Stronger FDA lobbying profile.* (2022, July 22). OpenSecrets. [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. *AstraZeneca Calls for FDA Funding Increase.* (2010, September 20). Pharmaceutical Technology. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *List of Members.* (2022, March 4). Alliance for a Stronger FDA. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Membership.* (2010). Alliance for a Stronger FDA. [↩︎](#fnref4)