Industry Standing Group

The European Medicine Agency (EMA) has an Industry Standing Group (ISG) to enable regular dialogue with industry stakeholders on issues relating to human medicines and medical devices. This group also facilitates the implementation of new legislation in the European Union (EU). 

EMA established the group in 2022 to help implement EMA's extended mandate in addressing public health emergencies, in line with Regulation (EU) 2022/123.

This enabled EMA to engage with representatives of the medical device industry, notified bodies and the pharmaceutical industry in order to implement the Regulation. 

The group complements other forums for EMA dialogue with industry, such as EMA's industry stakeholder meetings and bilateral meetings with industry associations representing specific sectors.

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• Industry Standing Group meetings

Members and mandate

Mandate, objectives and composition of Industry Standing Group (ISG)

Reference Number: EMA/52789/2022

The Industry Standing Group consists of:

• The Chair
• 1 Member and 1 alternate from industry stakeholder organisations
• Observers from:
  • EMA Management Board;
  • European Commission;
  • EMA's scientific committees;
  • Coordination Groups for Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedures - Human (CMDh)
  • Coordination Groups for Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedures for veterinary medicinal products (CMDv)
  • Medical device notified body organisation. 

Industry Standing group (ISG) organisation members

Access VetMed

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee (APIC)

Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM)

Affordable Medicines Europe

AnimalhealthEurope

Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO)

Association of the European Self-Medication Industry (AESGP)

Association of Veterinary Consultants (AVC)

ECA Foundation

European Association of Authorised Representatives (EAAR)

European Association for Bioindustries (Europabio)

European Association for Logistics and Transportation in Healthcare  (EALTH)

European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR)

European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) 

European Contract Research Organization Federation (EUCROF)

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)

European Healthcare Distribution Association (GIRP)

European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA)

Europharm SMC

International Plasma and Fractionation Association (IPFA)

Medicines for Europe

Medtech & Pharma Platform (MPP)

MedTech Europe

Nuclear Medicines Europe (NMEU)

Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA)

Vaccines Europe 

Meetings

The group meets four times per year. For more information, see the dedicated meeting page: 

• Industry Standing Group meetings

EMA also hosts industry stakeholder meetings where members discuss operational aspects linked to medicine development, the centralised procedure and pharmacovigilance:

• Industry stakeholder meetings

In addition, EMA organises bilateral meetings with industry associations:

• Industry annual bilateral meetings

EMA working parties also discuss related issues:

• Working parties and other groups