On 7 May, the European Commission opened its public consultation on the revision of EU rules on medicines for children and rare diseases. The consultation, aimed at stakeholders and members of the general public, including patients and doctors, will explore several options to address the shortcomings… read more
Today marks the release of the first episode of Sounds of Science, a series of podcasts organized by EUCOPE, discussing pressing EU files and presenting the point of view of EUCOPE and its members in an informative and interactive way. In this first podcast, Ana… read more
Working group of European rare disease experts developed nine principles to foster greater consistency in Value Assessment and Funding Process in rare diseases. The group explored the pricing and reimbursement systems for OMPs in selected European countries to analyse where they align with or diverge from… read more
Multi-stakeholder initiative commissioned by the Belgian National Institute of Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV) aimed at fostering stakeholders’ agreement of what real-world data (RWD) can be collected for highly innovative technologies, to generate real-world evidence (RWE) that informs decisions by healthcare systems, clinicians and patients…. read more
Multidisciplinary expert group including researchers, academia, patient representatives, investors and industry Input to strengthen the OMP Incentives Environment in Europe focusing on addressing unmet needs and supporting delivery of continued innovation where treatments exist; finding ways to optimise and accelerate OD regulatory pathways and identifying… read more
EUCOPE welcomes the important collaborative effort made by the Council of the EU to reach a compromise on the EU on a Proposal for a Regulation on health technology assessment (HTA) and amending Directive 2011/24/EU. However, we note that the direction of the current compromise… read more
EUCOPE welcomes the important collaborative effort made today 16 March by the Council of the EU to reach a compromise on the EU on a Proposal for a Regulation on health technology assessment (HTA) and amending Directive 2011/24/EU. The Portuguese Presidency underscored the difficulty of… read more
A large consortium of European health-related stakeholders, including industry players, academia, healthcare professionals and patients, share their satisfaction on the draft adequacy decision on the UK data protection regime issued by the European Commission on 19th February 2021. Protecting the benefits of the free flow… read more
Last January, the European Commission launched the consultation on the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, HERA for short. How can we make sure this new agency finds its way? Clarity on its roles and responsibilities will be needed. See our take in this… read more
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
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