News - April 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic creates an extraordinary situation for all stakeholders. EUCOPE members are particularly concerned with the impact the COVID-19 crisis created on clinical development. Delay of patients’ access to innovative treatment The delay caused by the pandemic in drug development is in particular concerning… read more
News - April 8, 2020
Following the recent EMA guidance on clinical trials management during COVID-19, EUCOPE calls the EMA and all national authorities to allow for flexibility in these exceptional times. In addition, EUCOPE recommends the following: Standardised Approaches: all stakeholders involved in discussing the COVID-19 response make best… read more
EUCOPE Resources / News - April 6, 2020
In a study commissioned by EUCOPE, the Office of Health Economics (OHE) assessed the extent to which the Orphan Medicinal Products (OMPs) Regulation (2000/018) has successfully incentivised companies to invest in research and development of OMPs. The study also puts forward an analysis of the… read more
News - April 3, 2020
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently issued a new guidance following the COVID-19 outbreak, to help clinical trials sponsors in adjusting their management of trials and participants during the pandemic. The guidance covers how to deal with, for example, the self-isolation or quarantine of trial participants,… read more
News - March 26, 2020
The European Commission announced on 25/03/20 that it will work to propose to the postponement of the implementation date of the Medical Devices Regulation (2017/745 – MDR). In light of the fight against COVID-19 and its numerous consequences on the healthcare systems and all actors,… read more
News - March 19, 2020
EUCOPE and its member companies are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its potential impact on the manufacturing and distribution of medicinal products. EUCOPE is reporting any expected shortages or distribution problems due to the COVID-19 outbreak and/or current cross-border restrictions put in place by… read more
News / Press Releases - March 10, 2020
EUCOPE asks the European Commission to put research at the heart of its Pharmaceutical Strategy The European Commission’s Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe must: Provide ambitious measures to foster research in rare diseases and other disease areas for which we currently have no cure. Harness the… read more
News - February 28, 2020
On Rare Diseases Day, EUCOPE is delighted to host an interview with Laurence Woollard, patient expert and rare disease advocate, to discuss with him the importance of an engaged community and the opportunities and challenges new treatments can bring. See Laurence’s Q&A on our blog.
News - February 11, 2020
Following the application of the new organisation of the European Commission’s DG SANTE, EUCOPE took the opportunity to send a letter to Ms Anna-Eva Ampelas, recently appointed as Head of Unit B6 on Medical Devices, to outline our concerns on the implementation status of the… read more
News - January 23, 2020
On the 3rd of March, in Paris, France, the Rare Diseases Research (RDR) initiative will organise a networking event for SMEs, academia and interested stakeholders to take part in research project targeting specific rare diseases challenges. Within the framework of the European Joint Programme on… read more
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