Has European research into a COVID-19 treatment been too fragmented? Apparently, the European Medicines Committee (CHMP or EMA) thinks so based on a recent statement meant for investigation there. The overarching regulatory authority now promotes a “harmonized...
Europe’s biopharma sponsors, or at least some of them, are resisting transparency when it comes to the proactive publishing of study reports upon completion of the study. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) gradually improved its transparency policy. With Brexit and...
The European Commission recently published the Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) specific to advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPS) covering gene therapies, cell therapies and tissues engineered products. Context Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 (ATMP...
Novartis just can’t keep out of bad news. They have denied a request from the Belgian federal government to make the most expensive drug in the world (Zolgensma at $2 million) available to a Belgian toddler named Pia who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, despite...
The European Union and the United States have fully implemented the Mutual Recognition Agreement, or MRA, for inspections of manufacturing of (bio) pharmaceutical sites for certain human medicines in respective territories. Apparently, the deal was inked after the...
The Denmark Medicines Agency has initiated new rules requiring employees to dispose of any company shares prior to the hiring date. The new rules prohibit the recruitment of executives with pharmaceutical or medical device company equities. The Danish response is...
