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European Federation of Pharmaceutical industries and associations
   

EFPIA Newsletter 26 October 2023

 
 
 
   

Agile regulatory rules vital to foster future innovation

 
Read EFPIA's new oped on POLITICO

It is a challenge as old as lawmaking: how do legislators write rules today that can keep pace with the innovations of tomorrow?

The problem is particularly acute in fast-moving sectors where scientific advances arrive at breakneck speed. Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, wearables and genomics — these are among the most disruptive and unpredictable fields in modern science. And they are among several cutting-edge trends that converge in medical research.

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What would be the impact of introducing a narrow definition of unmet medical need (UMN)?

Limiting the definition of UMN to focus only on life-threatening or severely debilitating diseases risks deprioritising conditions that fit neither of these criteria yet have important negative consequences on patients, carers and society. Under the Commission’s proposal, only 18% of the 111 non-orphan medicines authorised between 2019 and 2022 are very likely to fulfil the proposed UMN criteria, having a heavy impact on research in certain disease areas such as Cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, migraine, HIV, oncology. Read more

 

 

 
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What is innovation in medicines?
26 October 2023

How we define and incentivise medical innovation will shape future waves of medical progress. We need a system where... Read more

 
 
 
   

News

 

EFPIA statement on the European Commission's Communication on addressing medicine shortages...
26 October 2023

Solutions to address shortages need to be fit for purpose targeting the specific root causes Read more

Product Liability Directive: European industry calls for a major rethink
20 October 2023

The new proposal may open the door to a litigation culture in Europe. Read more

 
 
 
   

EFPIA's sessions at the POLITICO Health Care Summit

 
 
 
 
   

Events

 

FT Global Pharma and Biotech Summit
07 November 2023 (London and online)

Day 1 Digital | Day 2 & 3 Digital & In-Person | Hilton London Bankside | #FTPharma Read more

High-Level Conference on the Value and Role of Incentives in Life Science
07 November 2023 (Brussels, Belgium)

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic Read more

 
 
 
   

What we are reading

 
Just published! Draft topics for IHI calls 6 and 7
On 25 October 2023 (IHI)

Learn about the topics that are in the pipeline for future calls for proposals.

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Value-Based Supply: How to improve health system sustainability
On 25 October 2023 (EAVH)

The third paper in the series of white papers by our expert Affiliated Organisation, the VBHC Academy at Swansea... Read more