Events & Meetings / News - June 24, 2022
The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) hosted a virtual roundtable on the future of rare diseases in Europe and the Czech Republic on Monday, 20 June 2022. With the Czech Republic holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union from July… read more
EUCOPE Resources / Events & Meetings / News - October 18, 2021
EUCOPE, in partnership with Sanofi, participated in the European Health Forum Gastein 2021 (EHFG) on 29 September in a session on rare diseases to discuss what is needed to stimulate basic research, clinical development, and access to care across the EU in light of the… read more
EUCOPE Resources / Events & Meetings - September 17, 2021
EUCOPE, in partnership with the Swedish Industry Association for Small and Medium-Sized Life Sciences Companies (IML), hosted a roundtable on the Revision of the European Orphan & Paediatric Regulation with Nordic stakeholders on 7 September. Over the last 20 years, the orphan and paediatric legislation… read more
Events & Meetings / News - September 1, 2021
The European legislation on paediatric medicines (EC 1901/2006) and Orphan Medicinal Products (OMPs) (EC 141/2000), which regulates the procedure for designation of OMPs and defined incentives for their research and development (R&D), is currently under review. Over the last two decades, this legislation has changed… read more
Events & Meetings / News - July 28, 2021
EUCOPE, in partnership with FranceBiotech, hosted a roundtable on the revision of the orphan medicine and paediatric regulations with French stakeholders on 30 June. The orphan and paediatric legislation has considerably accelerated research efforts over the last two decades and has contributed to the development… read more
Events & Meetings / News - February 9, 2021
EUCOPE has the pleasure to participate to the 1st International Conference on Rare Diseases organised under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic. The event, entitled “Building a Pathway from Diagnosis to Access” will take place virtually on the first and second… read more
Events & Meetings / News - December 2, 2020
Aware of the complex European policy landscape that will keep policymakers busy in the months to come, EUCOPE wanted to discuss the European innovation leadership in the pharmaceutical sector and discover how the European Union and Member States can support pharmaceutical innovation in Europe. On… read more
Events & Meetings / News - November 27, 2020
On 30/11, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will organise a virtual event to encourage early and efficient interactions with the regulators by highlighting pre-marketing support in medicine development in rare diseases. The meeting will highlight and explain existing tools in the context of early product development strategy…. read more
Events & Meetings / News - July 8, 2020
In the past two decades, a combination of scientific breakthrough coupled with strong incentives systems brought about great progress for rare disease patients. The number of medicines approved in Europe to treat rare diseases since 2000 increased from 8 to 169. However, with 95% of… read more
Events & Meetings / News - May 7, 2019
On 17 June 2019, the EU Commission (EC) will gather a large spectrum of stakeholders from the Member States, patients, academia, healthcare professionals and industry to collect their views on the successes and limitations of the regulatory framework for Paediatric medicines and Orphan Medicinal Products… read more
