In April 2023, we published an alert in relation to two European Commission legislative proposals: new Regulation 2023/0131 and new Directive 2023/0132, to replace the current EU regulatory framework for all medicines...more
We recently published an alert in relation to the European Commission’s legislative proposals to replace the current EU regulatory framework for all medicines (including those for rare diseases and for children). One of the...more
The European Commission has published its long awaited and leaked proposals for a once-in-a-generation revision of the EU general pharmaceutical legislation (GPL)....more
Yesterday, the European Commission published two legislative proposals concerning the regulation of medicinal products in the European Union. The proposals seek to consolidate existing legislation into two instruments, a...more
Last week the Regulation on Clinical Trials (“CTR”) finally became effective in the European Union (“EU”) and replaced the prior Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20 (“CTD”). The CTR was adopted in 2014 and was meant to enter...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Competition & State Aid • European Commission issues Comfort letter on Cooperation at a Matchmaking Event – Towards COVID19 vaccines upscale production • European Commission publishes...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Competition & State Aid • Commissioner McGuinness addresses EU’s bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework, including COVID-19 crisis and State aid concerns • EU approves...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Competition & State Aid • EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy • Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Vestager speech on the future of State...more
The High Court in London has recently given judgment in one of the first UK cases to grapple with the commercial ramifications of the UK's departure from the European Union....more
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has initiated a consultation on the legislation and regulatory processes for medicines, medical devices and related clinical trials that would need to be...more
The EMA will be launching Phase 3 of its business continuity plan on October 1, 2018 at the latest, however, the detail of the plan will now be impacted by the EMA announced this week that it has realized that it will lose...more
The UK Government has published a response to the recommendations set out in the Health and Social Care Committee’s Report dated 21 March 2018 on “Brexit: medicines, medical devices and substance of human origin”, which...more
The UK House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has published the findings of its six-month long investigation into the impact of Brexit on medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin. ...more
On the same day as the European Council voted to move the European Medicines Agency (EMA) from London to Amsterdam, the UK Parliament issued a briefing paper on Brexit and medicines regulation. ...more
By Hein van den Bos, Ruth Franken and Silvia Gardini After months of discussion, a final vote has been cast on the European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s new home post-Brexit. And it's right around the corner from us, here in...more
Today the 27 member states of the European Union have decided on Amsterdam as the new home of the European Medicines Agency. The decision came after three rounds of voting, with Amsterdam eventually emerging the winner after...more
Agnès Saint-Raymond, MD, Head of International Affairs at the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”), recently urged pharmaceutical companies to be “proactive” in preparing for Brexit, as there is still uncertainty around a...more
Last week, a staff retention survey was published, according to which certain contestants in the race for hosting the EMA were less liked by the EMA staff. And now the decision-making progress is going forward....more
Blog Industries: Life Sciences and Healthcare By Dr. Tanja Eisenblätter EMA employees are taking precautions to avoid relocating to cities they consider less attractive, according to the results of a recent staff retention...more
On April 27, 2017, the European Medicines Agency ("EMA") held a meeting with the heads of the National Competent Authorities ("NCAs") of the European Union ("EU")/European Economic Area ("EEA") Member States to discuss the...more
The EU Medicines Agency (EMA), the most sought after EU regulator, is looking for a new home. 900 jobs will move from London to an EU Member State when Brexit is complete. In a series of blog posts, our European life science...more
With the UK Government firmly indicating a "Hard Brexit", regulatory cooperation between the UK and EU is set to be key for a number of industries post-Brexit. Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health, has recognised...more