Every month, EUCOPE spotlights a member company and the great work they’re doing to advance the life sciences industry and drive innovation to serve patients better. In October, we spoke with Cesar Rubio, Associate Director, Government and Public Affairs, Grifols. César Rubio is Associate Director,… read more
The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) have concerns on the current direction of the implementation of the EU HTA Regulation. We are firmly convinced that the input from patient organizations, healthcare professionals, industry and HTA experts and… read more
EUCOPE discusses solutions across the R&D lifecycle to build a European system fit for transformative therapies On the 13th of October 2022, the European Alliance for Transformative Therapies (TRANSFORM) came together with the MEP Interest Group to launch an MEP Charter in the European Parliament…. read more
On 13 October 2022, Alexion held a high-level conference, as part of the “Rare Conversations” event series, on rare disease policies at the Bibliotheque Solvay in Brussels. Alexion’s recent conference in Brussels, Rare Disease Policies 2022, was an insightful look into the possibilities for the… read more
Sounds of Science Podcast – Episode 9 Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs): How they will be impacted by the General Pharmaceutical Legislation On our latest episode, we explore the topic of Advanced Therapy Medical Products, or ATMPs. This covers a wide range of therapies, but… read more
We are looking to recruit an experienced Sr. Manager/Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy to lead, design and develop positions as well as advocacy strategies for EUCOPE’s engagement with EU and international institutions and other stakeholders on key issues such as general pharmaceutical legislation,… read more
Sounds of Science Podcast – Episode 8 Ensuring a Robust European Health Data Space (EHDS) On 3 May 2022, the European Commission published the proposal for a regulation introducing the European Health Data Space (or EHDS). The proposal aims to enable better exchange and access… read more
The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) joined the 57 partner organisations that co-signed EURORDIS’ letter calling on the European Commission to take forward the conclusions of the conference for a European Action Plan on Rare Diseases. EUCOPE is a strong champion for a holistic… read more
On July 14, the European Commission formally published its proposal updating the BTC legislation. Under the Commission’s proposal, the two Directives (2002/98/EC, for blood and blood components and 2004/23/EC, for tissues and cells) will be rolled into one Regulation, the SoHO (Substances of Human Origin) Regulation…. read more
EUCOPE has been selected to join the Joint Industrial Cooperation Forum (JICF), a sub-group of the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Advisory (HERA) Forum. The first meeting of the JICF took place on 13 July where EUCOPE, along with other industrial organizations and national representatives,… read more
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