Generics Bulletin: ジェネリック＆バイオシミラーニュース

EU Reforms Must Heed Pandemic Lessons

By David Wallace 29 Nov 2020

Reforms set out by the European Commission to better prepare the EU for future health crises must heed key lessons learned from experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the benefits of digitalization, Medicines for Europe has urged.

Topic Coronavirus EU Policy & Regulation

HBW Insight : コンシューマーヘルスケア産業のニュース

Merz Consumer Care Optimistic About Future As German Lockdown Continues

By David Ridley 29 Nov 2020

Will the second wave of coronavirus lockdown have the same impact on the European consumer health industry? Speaking exclusively to HBW Insight from Germany, Merz Consumer Care CEO Frank Baldauf thinks not. Recently investing in premium beard care brand Brooklyn Soap and launching its tetesept Formula range in the Netherlands, Merz's Baldauf suggest that there will be less panic buying this time round and the CHC supply chain will hold up under pressure. 

Topic Coronavirus OTC Drugs EU

HBW Insight : コンシューマーヘルスケア産業のニュース

EU Wellness Market In 2019: The CBD Green Rush

27 Nov 2020

An interactive timeline of HBW Insight's coverage of the blossoming European CBD market in 2019. The timeline covers the main events of the year beginning with the European Commission's decision to classify CBD as a novel food, and ending on the filing of the first application for a synthetic form of the cannabis-derived ingredient.

Topic EU Market Intelligence

Pink Sheet: 世界の薬事規制と承認審査に関するニュース

EU Countries Test Offering Simultaneous Scientific Advice

27 Nov 2020

An EU pilot project will assess whether there is sufficient demand from companies to obtain simultaneous scientific advice from EU national competent authorities.

Topic EU Innovation Regulation

Pink Sheet: 世界の薬事規制と承認審査に関するニュース

Desperate Measures: How To Soften The Impact Of No-Deal Brexit

27 Nov 2020

Building more cold chain warehouses, finding alternative sources of medicine supplies, and halting parallel exports to mitigate product shortages. Just some of the ideas for tackling the consequences of a no-deal Brexit scenario put forward by industry representatives at a recent parliamentary committee hearing.

Topic Pharma-Brexit brexit EU

Medtech Insight: 世界の医療機器・医療技術の最新情報

BSI Continues UK CE Marking Operations Until Year End

27 Nov 2020

There has been quite a lot of conjecture over whether UK notified bodies would have to cease their CE marking operations on Brexit day, 31 January, or whether they would be able to continue until the end of the EU/UK withdrawal agreement. BSI's Gary Slack explains that BSI, for one, is still open for business. 

Topic EU Brexit

Medtech Insight: 世界の医療機器・医療技術の最新情報

Brexit: Medical Supplies Facing ‘Significant Disruption’ At Ports

27 Nov 2020

As negotiators struggle to reach agreement on the future UK/EU relationship following Brexit, suppliers have been warned to expect major hold-ups next year for medical products crossing the English Channel.

Topic EU brexit

Medtech Insight: 世界の医療機器・医療技術の最新情報

All About Value – Brexit Aside, UK Industry Sees Good Things Ahead For Healthtech Adoption

27 Nov 2020

ABHI director of value and access Luella Trickett talks about the importance of real-world evidence in product development and value-based procurement in secondary care in the UK.

Topic Medtech-Brexit EU Legislation Regulation