Academia

On this page, you will find information on the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) activities that are most relevant to academia, including news and events. Learn more about the Agency's resources to support medicine development:

Human regulatory: Research and development
Veterinary regulatory: Research and development

Learn more about how EMA interacts with academia.

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  Human medicines: highlights of 2022

  In 2022, EMA recommended 89 medicines for marketing authorisation. Of these, 41 had a new active substance which had never been authorised in the European Union before. These included two vaccines and two treatments for COVID-19.

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  Medicine repurposing: interactive webinar

  Join our interactive webinar on 17 February 2022 to learn and ask any questions about our joint pilot project with the Heads of Medicines Agencies on repurposing authorised medicines for new indications with important public health benefits. Register by 14 February 2022.

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  Engaging with academia: action plan for 2021 to 2023

  EMA's academia collaboration matrix action plan sets out how EMA intends to create closer ties with academics and researchers in the next two and a half years. It lists actions in five areas: regulatory science and partnerships, innovation and support to academia, communication, events strategy, and training.

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  European medicines agencies network strategy to 2025

  The strategy sets out how the network will continue to enable the supply of safe and effective medicines, in the face of developments in science, medicine, digital technologies, globalisation and emerging health threats, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Paediatric medicines: progress on action plan

  A progress update is available on the EMA / European Commission action plan for supporting the development of medicines for children. It specifies the status of each action and outlines concrete achievements to December 2020.

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  Fee waiver for protocol assistance (scientific advice for orphan medicines)

  Applicants from the academic sector can receive free protocol assistance for developing orphan medicines.

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  Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

  Keep up to date with the latest information on how EMA is handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Supporting medicine developers

  EMA's infosheet highlights the regulatory tools EMA offers to support the development of new and innovative medicines – from the early phases in the laboratory all the way to the patient.

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