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European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations EFPIA Newsletter 16 October 2025
      Europe has a choice to make
 
 
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Europe is home to world-class universities, pioneering research institutions, and a tradition of scientific excellence that has driven medical breakthroughs for centuries.

These assets give Europe the opportunity to build a globally competitive life sciences ecosystem, but only if the right choices are made now. Now, Europe’s choice is whether to build on its strengths, invest in innovation and create the right environment for medicine development and production, or stand on the sidelines and watch other regions reap the benefits.

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      News
 
  16 October 2025 European Commission risks repeating past mistakes in Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive cost...

As the European Commission prepares to publish a long-awaited study on the costs associated with implementing quaternary-level...

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      Just published: draft text of IHI call 12
The draft text of IHI Call 12 is now available, giving applicants extra time to prepare a strong proposal and join or build a winning consortium.

This single-stage, applicant-driven call focuses on five key topics:
  • Understanding health determinants & priority diseases
  • Integrating health R&I across sectors
  • People-centred integrated care
  • Digitalisation & data exchange
  • Evaluating the added value of integrated innovations

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      Events
 
 
21 OCT 2025
  EFGCP Better Medicines for Children Conference 2025 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The EFGCP “Better Medicines for Children” Conference is an annual flagship event providing a unique opportunity to share...

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04 NOV 2025
  IHI Brokerage Event 2025 Brussels, Belgium

If you’re interested in future IHI funding opportunities, the IHI Brokerage Event is the ideal place to network and...

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17 NOV 2025
  Healthcare Systems in the Face of Climate Change Brussels

The DULBEA, in partnership with Solidaris, is pleased to invite you to its upcoming International Conference on the...

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18 NOV 2025
  POLITICO Health Care Summit 2025 Brussels, Belgium

Join us on 18 November during the POLITICO Health Care Summit for the Fireside Chat | Unleashing the Future of Life...

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      What we are reading
The Unseen Arsenal: Why health is the new economic battleground 16 October 2025  (Foreign Policy) Read more →
Belgium’s biotech ultimatum 'cut red tape, and increase funding' or lose globally 13 October 2025  (Euractiv) Read more →
WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide 13 October 2025  (World Health Organization) Read more →
Regulatory sandboxes: A new frontier for rare disease therapies 03 October 2025  (Science Direct) Read more →
New targets for clinical trials in Europe 23 September 2025  (European Medicines Agency) Read more →
    About the EFPIA newsletter

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) represents the pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe. Through its direct membership of 36 national associations and 39 leading pharmaceutical companies, EFPIA is the voice on the EU scene of 1,900 companies committed to researching, developing and bringing to patients new medicines that will improve health and the quality of life around the world.

 
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