News - August 20, 2019
EUCOPE, together with 16 associations representing patients, healthcare professionals and the pharmaceutical and devices industry have joined efforts in supporting the event “Brexit: the European Parliament’s role in prioritising patients, public health and health security across Europe”, to be held on September the 12th in… read more
News - August 14, 2019
The European Commission just published a FAQ document on the new Unique Device Identification (UDI) system, as introduced by the two new Regulations on Medical Devices (2017/745) and In Vitro Diagnostics Devices (2017/746). The document spells out the objectives of this new system, namely to… read more
Events & Meetings / News - July 16, 2019
The nominations for the EURORDIS Black Pearl Awards 2020 are now open until 13 September 2019! The Black Pearl Awards is an annual event organised by EURORDIS, the alliance of more than 800 rare disease patient organisations, to recognise the outstanding achievements and exceptional work… read more
News - July 10, 2019
The German Cabinet of Health adopted today (10 July) the draft of a new “digital supply law” that aims to improve access to digital health care across the country. The new law will, for instance, enable doctors to prescribe health apps that allow patients to… read more
News - June 12, 2019
The European Commission published on the 12 June its 5th state-of-play communication on the preparation of contingency measures for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit). In its 10-page document, the Commission reiterates its recommendation for a high level of preparedness… read more
News - February 8, 2019
As of 9 February 2019, most prescription medicines supplied in the European Union are required to have a unique identifier (a two-dimension barcode) and an anti-tampering device on their outer packaging. These mandatory safety features are implemented through a delegated regulation that comes into application… read more
