Pharmaceutical industry
Information on the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) activities that are of particular relevance to stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry
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The pharmaceutical industry and medical device industry associations in the European Union (EU) are some of EMA's main stakeholders.
Interacting with pharmaceutical companies has been a major part of EMA's daily business since it began operating. Since 2022, EMA has also interacted with medical device companies, in line with EMA's extended mandate for dealing with public health emergencies.
EMA's contacts with these stakeholders are guided by a formal framework that rests on the principles of accountability, transparency and broad representation.
Working with pharmaceutical industry stakeholders
Framework for interaction
EMA's framework for interaction with pharmaceutical industry associations active in the human and veterinary medicines sectors, as well as reports on these interactions
Getting involved in EMA activities
Eligibility criteria, application process and list of industry stakeholder organisations involved in EMA activities
Industry Standing Group
The Industry Standing Group (ISG) enables regular dialogue with industry stakeholders on issues relating to human medicines and medical devices. The group also facilitates the implementation of new legislation in the EU
Industry stakeholder platform meetings
Meetings with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry to address operational aspects linked to research and development for medicines, the centralised marketing authorisation procedure and pharmacovigilance
Industry bilateral meetings
The purpose of the annual bilateral meetings with pharmaceutical industry associations is to exchange views and promote dialogue on high level and strategic topics of common interest
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What's new
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What we publish on medicines and when
Information on what EMA publishes and when for human and veterinary medicines, as well as publication times and locations
Download medicine data
You can download data related to medicines published on EMA's website in table format. The website automatically updates these data tables overnight
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EMA contact points for pharmaceutical and medical device industries
EMA's Public and Stakeholders Engagement Department, set up in 2014, acts as a central contact point dedicated to consolidating, streamlining and coordinating EMA's relations and communication activities with stakeholder organisations.
EMA stakeholders include industry associations representing pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Industry stakeholders can get in touch via EMAindustryliaison@ema.europa.eu.