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 Podcast – Episode 10 Launch Conditionality: The impact on small and mid-sized companies Within the European Commission’s ongoing review of the General Pharmaceutical Legislation and Orphan Medicinal Products (OMP) Regulation, there are several potentially controversial policy options that aim to enhance access… read more
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
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
Sounds of Science – Episode 6 Overcoming Barriers: Improving Access for Rare Disease Patients through Cross-Border Healthcare The Cross-Border Healthcare Directive (Directive 2011/24/EU) marked a milestone for European patients. It created a legal framework for the patient’s right to seek healthcare in another Member State… read more
As the science around genomics continues to evolve, advanced diagnostics technologies are delivering benefits to today’s patients while supporting future research and clinical development. However, beyond research programmes, many of these technologies are not reaching patients in clinical routine care in Europe. Patients’ health outcomes… read more
On our latest Sounds of Science Podcast, we discuss upcoming developments in the field of rare diseases, a timely matter as Rare Disease Day approaches on 28 February. Rare disease is a topic which is very close to the heart of our organisation, as almost… read more
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