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Artificial intelligence workplan to guide use of AI in medicines regulation
18 December 2023 - The EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies have published an artificial intelligence workplan to 2028, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2023
EMA gives positive opinion to Fexinidazole Winthrop as first oral treatment of acute form of sleeping sickness (rhodesiense) found in East and Southern Africa
15 December 2023 - EMA gives positive opinion to Fexinidazole Winthrop as first oral treatment of acute form of sleeping ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2023
CHMP issues positive opinion for Biogen’s Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the first therapy to treat Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare neurodegenerative disease
15 December 2023 - Biogen announced the CHMP of the EMA recommended marketing authorisation for Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for the treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2023
EMA recommends arpraziquantel for treatment of schistosomiasis in pre-school aged children
17 December 2023 - Astellas contributed to the development of a paediatric formulation to treat schistosomiasis as a member of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2023
Takeda receives positive CHMP opinion for Hyqvia as maintenance therapy in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
15 December 2023 - Positive opinion based on Phase 3 ADVANCE-CIDP 1 study, which met its primary endpoint demonstrating a statistically ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2023
Vertex receives CHMP positive opinion for the first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel), for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia
15 December 2023 - If approved by the European Commission, patients 12 years of age and older with severe sickle cell ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2023
Apellis provides update on on-going regulatory review of pegcetacoplan for GA in the European Union
14 December 2023 - Apellis Pharmaceuticals announced today an update on the on-going review of its marketing authorisation application for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2023
First version of the Union list of critical medicines agreed to help avoid potential shortages in the EU
12 December 2023 - The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and EMA have published the first version of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2023
The European Commission granted marketing authorisation for Vueway (gadopiclenol) in the European Union
11 December 2023 - Vueway is a new, highly stable, macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) for contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI): ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2023
GSK’s Jemperli (dostarlimab) plus chemotherapy approved as the first and only frontline immuno-oncology treatment in the European Union for dMMR/MSI-H primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer
11 December 2023 - European Commission also converts previous conditional approval for Jemperli to full approval as a monotherapy for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2023
EMA publishes agenda for 11-14 December 2023 CHMP agenda
11 December 2023 - The EMA has published a draft agenda for this week's CHMP meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2023
Astellas' Veoza (fezolinetant) approved by European Commission for treatment of vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause
10 December 2023 - First in class treatment option reduces number and intensity of hot flashes and night sweats ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2023
European Commission approves Pfizer’s Elrexfio for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma
8 December 2023 - Conditional marketing authorisation is based on clinically meaningful response rates, duration of response, and safety from the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2023
Relaunched EMA website now live
5 December 2023 - EMA has relaunched its website: www.ema.europa.eu. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2023
EU medicines agencies reflect on lessons learned from COVID-19
1 December 2023 - The European Medicines Regulatory Network has been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 with ...