On September 5, 2022, the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) and Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie (BPI) organised an online event on the revision of the EU regulatory framework for orphan drugs and its impact on Germany. The upcoming revision was discussed together with patient… read more
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 September, we spoke with Johanna Grames, Senior Manager, International Government Affairs & Health Economics, AOP Health. Johanna Grames… read more
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 September, we spoke with Benjamin Gannon, Head of International Access & Policy, at Guardant Health, and Member of… read more
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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
Sounds of Science Podcast – Episode 7 Unmet Medical Needs (UMN): Towards a new understanding with a focus on underserved areas The topic of unmet medical needs (UMN) is quite high up on the agenda in European health policy these days. Recent literature has identified… read more
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