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European Federation of Pharmaceutical industries and associations
   

EFPIA Newsletter 14 January 2021

 
 
 
   

19 Conversations | The EFPIA podcast series

 
By Johanna Mercier, Gilead
Today we're asking Johanna Mercier, Chief Commercial Officer at Gilead
"How is the pharmaceutical industry contributing to the fight against COVID-19?"


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News

 

EFPIA response to Inception Impact Assessment on Orphan and Paediatric Regulations
14 January 2021

EFPIA members are committed to ensuring that unmet needs are addressed and that available treatments reach all European... Read more

Joint EU-UK pharmaceutical industry response to Brexit deal
25 December 2020

The UK and the EU have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal. Read more

 
 
 
   

Blogs

 

The IMI Journey of Central Denmark
13 January 2021 - Maria Heilskou Pedersen

How IMI has enabled the connections in an ecosystem encompassing regional, national and EU actors within collaborative... Read more

 
 
 
   

#QuestionsInspireSolutions

 
What is the one thing you want people to know about preventing drug shortages?
Export restrictions, requisitioning and stockpiling exacerbate shortages and put pressure on a highly orchestrated supply... Read more

How resilient were Europe’s pharmaceutical supply chains before COVID?
During the pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry showed the ability of reacting quickly and its resilience built over... Read more

What specific challenges are there for vaccine supply chains?
Alberto Cifuentes, Director, Customer Service & Strategy Lead EMEA, Pfizer, gives us some examples of internal and... Read more

What can policymakers do ensure that medicines reach patients in a timely way?
Alberto Cifuentes, Director, Customer Service & Strategy Lead EMEA, Pfizer, explains why it is vital that all partners... Read more

 
 
 
   

Events

 

Enter the EURORDIS Photo Award 2020
31 January 2021 (Online Award)

The EURORDIS Photo Award is an opportunity to visually express what it means to live with a rare disease and to share... Read more

9th ACCELERATE Paediatric Oncology Conference
04 February 2021 (Virtual event)

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN with specially reduced rates available before the early rate deadline of 4 January 2021. Read more

Value Based Healthcare Conference – Tallinn 2021
04 March 2021 (Virtual event)

The conference aims at raising awareness and knowledge among the healthcare community on the value of patient-centered... Read more

DIA Europe 2021
15 March 2021 (Virtual event)

Dedicated to Advancing Healthcare Priorities Read more

 
 
 
   

What we are reading

 
mRNA Technology Gave Us the First COVID-19 Vaccines. It Could Also Upend the Drug Industry
On 11 January 2021 (Time)

Inside the remarkable scientific discoveries behind the new COVID-19 vaccines. Read more

Ten reasons we got Covid-19 vaccines so quickly without 'cutting corners'
On 26 December 2020 (The Guardian)

The speedy rollout is thanks to a combination of foresight, hard work and lucky breaks Read more

Speeding up patient access requires dealing with uncertainty on clinical value first, negotiating...
On 15 December 2020 (Vintura)

All European countries face significant delays in giving cancer patients access to new treatments. This blog explores... Read more