CDRH’s Owen Faris: New Clinical Trials Program Will Speed Up IDE Approvals-thegraysheet: CDRH established a new clinical trials director position last month to implement a pre-market clinical trials program intended to reduce the time and number of review cycles for investigational device exemptions. Owen Faris took on the post in an acting capacity on Feb. 9, and he spoke to “The Gray Sheet” about his vision for the role on March 12.