On 7 September, EUCOPE – the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs, hosted the third episode of its #LifeScienceLectures webinar series. The focus of the webinar, titled ‘’EU HTA: How will the revised Pharma Package impact the value assessment of therapies?’’ was to shed light on the… read more
On 7 July, EUCOPE – the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs – hosted the second episode of its Life Science Lectures webinar series. The focus of the webinar, titled ‘’Defining (high) unmet medical need: will it steer innovation towards filling existing gaps?’’, was to dive… read more
On 12 July 2023, EUCOPE’s HERA Steering Group released its White Paper “EU-wide Stockpiling: Better Preparedness for Cross-Border Health Threats.” Stockpiling of critical biomedical countermeasures is crucial for an effective EU preparedness against priority cross-border health threats with a potentially large health and societal impact…. read more
EUCOPE’S Sounds of Science Podcast – Episode 16 Rare Reflections: Impact of the OMP revision on rare disease companies in Europe On 26 April 2023, the European Commission published its long awaited proposal revising the foundational pharmaceutical legislation, including the Orphan Medicinal Products (OMP) Regulation…. read more
On 30 May, EUCOPE – the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs hosted the inaugural episode of its Life Science Lectures webinar series, “Attaching conditionalities to incentives: the right path to improve access?” The episode delved into the incentive system outlined in the EU Pharmaceutical Package,… read more
Sounds of Science Podcast – Episode 15 MDR/IVDR: Recent changes and their implications for EU medical device companies and patients The EU’s Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into full effect on 26 May 2021 and was followed by the In Vitro Diagnostic Device Regulation (IVDR)… read more
The past 20 years have seen the gradual launch of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs), in the EU, presenting patients with treatment options where, in some cases, no previous treatments were available. This pace in innovation is not expected to slow down, with five gene… read more
Sounds of Science Podcast – Episode 14 Trans-Atlantic Innovation : Building bridges between the EU and US life sciences industry With the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, significant changes are coming for drug pricing and payment in the United States. At the same time,… read more
Sounds of Science Podcast – Episode 13 Rare Disease Day 2023: Improving equitable access and diagnosis for people living with a rare disease Between 27 and 36 million Europeans experience living with a rare disease. Every Rare Disease Day – taking place on 28 February… read more
Sounds of Science – Episode 12 The new EU HTA Procedure: Getting it right to improve patients’ access to innovative therapies With the entry into force of the EU HTA Regulation in January 2022, the European Commission and EUnetHTA21, a consortium of Member States HTA… read more
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