EFPIA

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has published a series of reports about the availability of new medicines throughout Europe. EFPIA’s 2022 Patient WAIT Indicator tracks the availability of new medicines and length of time it takes patients to get them in 37 countries in the EU and EEA. Figures show that, […]

DDW’s Diana Spencer explores the European Commission’s proposed changes to EU pharmaceutical legislation, the reaction from industry and possible impact on smaller companies. The European Commission (EC) has proposed the largest reform to the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation in over 20 years. The EC says the revisions will make the system more agile, flexible, and adapted to the needs […]

New EU legislation designed to improve public health is delaying clinical trials and blocking access to new treatments for cancer and rare diseases, says the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). The number of clinical trials delayed is expected to run into the hundreds, affecting up to 42,200 patients over the next three […]

With European life sciences R&D investment at a 20-year low, biopharmaceutical associations and MEPs are calling on the EU to modernise its policies. DDW’s Diana Spencer asks what will be needed for Europe to compete in the growing global market for advanced therapies.  A new report by Charles River Associates for the European Federation of […]