Germany, Belgium and France among those hit hardest as Commission’s Pharma-legislation proposals risk Europe losing a third of its share of global R&D by 2040

6 November 2023 - The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) is publishing new research which assesses the ...

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New features further strengthen Priority Medicines scheme (PRIME)

4 April 2023 - The EMA is introducing a number of new features to the PRIority Medicines (PRIME) scheme to ...

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Replacing RCTs with real world data for regulatory decision-making: a self-fulfilling prophecy?

2 March 2023 - Real world data are advocated as an alternative approach to randomised clinical trials for closing knowledge gaps ...

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Patient registries: EMA officials highlight opportunities in orphan drug development

25 August 2022 - Officials from the EMA tout the benefits of patient registries to support regulatory decision making for ...

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EMA guidance supports development of new antibiotics

24 May 2022 - As part of its efforts to support a global approach to the development of new antimicrobial medicines, ...

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New order: European cancer coalition calls for cancer treatment overhaul

2 February 2022 - Coalition urges reformation of EU wide drug research and development to drive treatment optimisation ...

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International regulators’ recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines and the Omicron variant

21 January 2022 - International regulators have published a report today highlighting their discussions on the effectiveness of current vaccines against ...

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International regulators stress continued need for COVID-19 therapeutics

11 December 2021 - EMA has endorsed a statement by the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities that urges all ...

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Repurposing of authorised medicines: pilot to support not for profit organisations and academia

28 October 2021 - EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies are launching a pilot project to support the repurposing ...

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International regulators work towards alignment on development and authorisation of second generation COVID-19 vaccines

16 July 2021 - Regulatory convergence is critical for expediting and streamlining global development and authorisation of new or modified COVID-19 ...

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Update of EU recommendations for 2021–2022 seasonal flu vaccine composition

28 June 2021 - EMA has issued an update of the EU recommendations for the influenza virus strains that vaccine ...

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Success rate for marketing authorisation applications from SMEs doubles between 2016 and 2020

28 June 2021 - EMA has published today a report highlighting the Agency’s support for micro, small and medium sized ...

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Adapting COVID-19 vaccines to SARS-CoV-2 variants: guidance for vaccine manufacturers

25 February 2021 - EMA has issued guidance outlining the requirements for manufacturers planning to modify their COVID-19 vaccines in ...

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New toolbox available for EMA's PRIME designees

2 February 2021 - The European Medicines Agency has released a draft guidance to assist drug developers using its Priority ...

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Workshop on regulatory support for development of orphan medicines

23 November 2020 - On Monday, 30 November, EMA is hosting a workshop to discuss the benefits and impact of ...

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