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China In 2023, the first full year after the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) set a new record by approving the highest number of new drugs in China in a single year, write Chunrong Yu of Gracell Biotechnologies and Xu Wang of Novo Nordisk (China) Pharmaceuticals in the…

Europe The EMA’s Peter Arlett looks back on two years of the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the European Union (ACT EU) initiative which aims to improve the environment for clinical trials in the EU by transforming how trials are initiated, designed, and run. In conversation following DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels,…

Japan In conversation at DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels, Shinobu Uzu of Japan’s regulatory agency, PMDA, laid out the organisation’s new five-year plan, how PMDA is hoping to incentivise more biopharmaceutical R&D in the country, and why Japan is “the gateway to Asia” in regulatory terms.   International pharmaceutical companies [should]…

Europe PharmaBoardroom was delighted to attend DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels earlier this month, bringing together a veritable who’s-who of the European and global regulatory community. The politicians, regulators, payers, patient advocates, industry representatives, and service providers in attendance were treated to a three-day buffet of engaging panels and townhalls with…

Denmark In conversation at DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels, Lars Bo Nielsen lays out the digital transformation that the Danish Medicines Agency has undergone over the past three years and how AI can best be integrated into the work of national regulatory bodies.   What does AI really mean? How can…

India Dr Santosh Indraksha serves as Deputy Drugs Controller (India) for the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As a representative of India’s main regulatory body for pharmaceuticals, tasked with overseeing the organisation’s international cell, Dr Indraksha outlines the key upgrades in…

Opinion Writing in the March 2024 edition of the DIA Global Forum magazine, experts from Moderna, Cencora PharmaLex, CureVac, and BioNTech review the scientific potential and regulatory challenges, such as the lack of global harmonization, surrounding gene therapy-based medicinal products. Gene therapy medicinal products (GTMPs), which in the European Union (EU)…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Switzerland.  1. Which are the health technology assessment (HTA) evaluation bodies and their responsibilities in your country? The National HTA program is overseen by the Health Technology Assessment Section (HTAS) of the HIBD (see above chapter…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Denmark.  1. Please make a general introduction to the public health sector in your country and its organization   The Danish healthcare system The Danish public healthcare system is universal – all registered Danish residents are…

Denmark Taken from PharmaBoardroom’s new country-focused series on market access and health technology assessment (HTA), this piece gives the lowdown on the HTA decision analysis framework in Denmark. Buy The Pharma Legal Handbook: Market Access & HTA – Denmark here for £359.   Which are the health technology assessment (HTA) evaluation…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. Which are the health technology assessment (HTA) evaluation bodies and their responsibilities in your country? In Brazil, CONITEC is the main HTA evaluation body, which is responsible for recommending the incorporation of health technologies…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. Are there any Managed entry agreements in place in your country? (If so, please list them) The first public and only managed access agreement reported in Brazil was signed between the Ministry of Health…