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    ACT EU 2022-2026 workplan
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    Multi-stakeholder platform to improve clinical trials

    EMA, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and the European Commission are launching a public consultation on a multi-stakeholder platform aimed to improve clinical trials in the EU

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    HMPC Chair re-elected

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    HMPC Chair re-elected

    EMA’s Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) has re-elected Dr Emiel van Galen from the Medicines Evaluation Board (CBG-MEB) as its Chair

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    New role for EMA during public health emergencies

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    New role for EMA during public health emergencies

    Additional responsibilities for monitoring and mitigation shortages of critical medical devices during public health emergencies now apply

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    CTIS now mandatory for new trial applications

  • CTIS now mandatory for new trial applications
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    CTIS now mandatory for new trial applications

    From 31 January 2023, all initial clinical trial applications in the European Union must be submitted via the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS)

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    03/02/2023

    Public consultation on a multi-stakeholder platform to improve clinical trials in the EU

    On 3 February 2023, EMA, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Commission (EC) are launching a public consultation on the establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform to improve clinical trials in the European Union (EU). The multi...

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    03/02/2023

    EMA Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products re-elects Emiel van Galen as Chair

    At its January 2023 meeting, EMA’s Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) re-elected Emiel Van Galen from the Botanicals and Novel Foods at the Medicines Evaluation Board (CBG-MEB) as its Chair for another three-year mandate. “The work of the...

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    31/01/2023

    Use of Clinical Trials Information System becomes mandatory for new clinical trial applications in the EU

    From 31 January 2023, all initial clinical trial applications in the European Union (EU) must be submitted via the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS). CTIS is now the single-entry point for sponsors and regulators of clinical trials for the...

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    27/01/2023

    Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 23-26 January 2023

    Four new medicines recommended for approval EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults, a skin disease...

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    26/01/2023

    EMA Committee for Advanced Therapies elects Ilona Reischl as its new Chair

    At its January 2023 meeting, EMA’s Committee for Advanced Therapies (CAT) elected Ilona Reischl from the Austrian Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (AGES MEA) as its new Chair for a three-year mandate. Before becoming Chair, Dr Reischl served as...

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    26/01/2023

    EMA update on shortages of antibiotics in the EU

    EMA's Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG) met on Thursday to discuss the progress made and to agree on the next steps in the coordinated response to the ongoing shortages of antibiotic medicines containing...

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