About us
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU). It is responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines.
EMA protects public and animal health in EU Member States, as well as the countries of the European Economic Area, by ensuring that all medicines available on the EU market are safe, effective and of high quality. EMA serves a community of around 450 million people living in the EU, and has been operating since 1995.
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What we do
EMA's mission and activities, the authorisation of medicines in Europe and EMA support to research
Who we are
EMA's organisational structure and people
How we work
The European medicines regulatory network, EMA's governance, Big data, public hearings and governance, policies and reporting
Annual reports and work programmes
Insights into EMA's regulatory procedures, activities, and achievements, with an interactive timeline and figures and statistics
History of EMA
EMA's milestones and achievements since it was founded in 1996
Careers
Link to EMA's Careers portal. The portal includes EMA's vacancies, with information on working conditions and the application process
Procurement and grants
Calls for tender for the supply of goods, services and works
Glossaries
EMA’s medical terms simplifier and glossary of regulatory terms
About this website
How to get the most out of this website, including the search
Data protection and privacy
EMA's privacy statement and data processing records
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Answers to frequentsly asked questions about EMA's work and scope
Contacts
Ways to contact EMA and bussiness hours and holidays
Interoperability assessment at EMA
EMA's interoperability assessment reports. Interoperability is the ability to share data, information and knowledge through digital processes
Translations
The translations provide an overview of the main responsibilities of the Agency, based on this section of website.
Please note that the documents contain links to sections of the EMA website, some of which are only available in English.
EMA communication activities: stakeholder feedback
EMA routinely gathers stakeholder feedback on its communication activities via communication perception surveys.
The findings help EMA set targets, address areas for improvement and measure progress in the area of communication.
EMA has been capturing the results of its communication perception surveys in report format since 2017.
Please note that no report is available on the 2020 survey, due to impact on EMA of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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