October 11th 2024
The draft joint network strategy for the EU until 2028 will be open for public consultation until Nov. 30, 2024.
October 4th 2024
The agency is working with the European medicines regulatory network to improve the assessment and approval process for new medications.
September 24th 2024
Approvals were recommended for treatments of ovarian cancer, lung cancer, bleeding disorders, respiratory disease, and more.
September 23rd 2024
The agency is recommending the extension of the smallpox and mpox vaccine, Imvanex, to adolescents aged 12 to 17.
June 18th 2024
The agency is evaluating risks associated with the painkiller metamizole. It is also reviewing the risk of secondary malignancies in patients treated with CAR T-cell medicines.
EMA Adopts Recommendations to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Capacity
The agency’s human medicines committee has approved new manufacturing sites for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Clinical Data on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Published
The European Medicines Agency and Health Canada have published clinical data used to support the authorization of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Rolling Review of Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine Begins in Europe
The European Medicines Agency has begun a rolling review based on laboratory and clinical studies of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac).
EC Approves Celltrion Healthcare’s Adalimumab Biosimilar
The EC has granted marketing authorization to Celltrion Healthcare for its adalimumab biosimilar, Yuflyma (CT-P17).
EMA Clarifies Position on Sputnik V European Approval Process
EMA has clarified its position on the European approval process of the Sputnik V vaccine.
EMA Guidance on Changes to COVID-19 Vaccines to Fight Variants
The agency is developing guidance to help manufacturers make changes to existing COVID-19 vaccines to treat new variants in the coronavirus.
European Medicines Agency Recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine for Authorization
The European Medicines Agency has recommended granting conditional marketing authorization for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
EMA Publishes Vaccine Safety Update on Comirnaty
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued the first safety update on a COVID-19 vaccine—Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine).
Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine Granted Emergency Use Approval in UK
Administration of the COVID-19 vaccination from Oxford University and AstraZeneca is expected to begin in the UK in early 2021.
CHMP Gives Positive Opinion for Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
A decision by the European Commission on conditional marketing authorization for the European Union’s first COVID-19 vaccine is expected soon.
EMA and HMA Publish Joint Strategy for Medicines Regulation to 2025
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a joint strategy for medicines regulation in Europe over the next five years.
EMA Recommends Breast Cancer Treatment and Four Other Medicines for Approval
The agency recommended treatments for a variety of cancers as well as treatments for glaucoma and influenza.
EMA Publishes Risk Management Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccines
The guidance was published in connection with a safety monitoring plan for COVID-19 vaccines.
EMA Issues Safety Monitoring Plan for COVID-19 Vaccines
The agency’s safety monitoring plan outlines how information that emerges after the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines will be collected and reviewed.
EDQM Publishes Guidelines on Batch Release for COVID-19 Vaccines
The guidelines are part of the independent control of pandemic COVID-19 vaccine batches.
EDQM Releases Document on Recombinant Viral Vectored Vaccines for COVID-19
The document provides analytical strategy options for the control of recombinant viral vectored vaccines to support COVID-19 vaccine developers.
EMA Implements Transparency Measures for COVID-19 Medicines
The agency published clinical data on remdesivir and information about COVID-19 treatments that have received scientific advice or informal guidance from EMA’s pandemic Task Force.
MHRA Joins the Australia-Canada-Singapore-Switzerland Consortium
The UK's MHRA has joined the Australia-Canada-Singapore-Switzerland (ACSS) Consortium of regulators.
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EMA Confirms Standards for COVID-19 Treatment Evaluations
The agency sent an open letter to European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly affirming the agency’s intention to apply the same standards to the evaluation of COVID-19 treatments as it does to other medicines.
Regulatory Review of COVID-19 Vaccine Begins in Europe
The European Medicines Agency has started a rolling review of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Symbiosis Successfully Completes MHRA Audit Inspection
Symbiosis has successfully completed a scheduled inspection by MHRA.
ISPE Releases Cleaning Validation Guide
ISPE has released new guidance on the cleaning validation lifecycle, written by a group of experts and reviewed by regulators and practitioners.
EMA Recommends Seven Medicines for Approval
The EMA recommendations include a meningococcal vaccine and the biosimilar Nyvepria.
GenSight Biologics Submits Application to Market Lumevoq in the EU
GenSight Biologics has submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency for Lumevoq.
AstraZeneca Gains EU Approval for Imfinzi to Treat ES-SCLC
Imfinzi has been granted approval in the EU for the treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
MHRA to Resume On-Site Inspections in September 2020
The UK's MHRA will resume on-site risk based GxP inspections from September 2020.