Critical Path Institute

Advancing Drug Development. Improving Lives. Together.


For 20 years, Critical Path Institute has been a trusted nonprofit that generates solutions to facilitate scientific and regulatory pathways that accelerate the development of therapies for people with unmet medical needs. We achieve tangible, actionable results by fostering collaboration between industry executives and scientists, academic researchers, regulators, and patient groups. To meet this mission, C-Path operates as an independent, public-private partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), created under the auspices of the FDA's Critical Path Initiative program in 2005.