Merck KGaA Changes Manager Incentives, But Stays Mum On Job Losses

Eisai is working on securing reimbursement across the EU for Leqembi now that the Alzheimer’s disease treatment has secured marketing approval from the European Commission.

The European Medicines Agency has launched a phased initiative to consolidate the wide array of training materials for the Clinical Trials Information System, aiming to eliminate duplication, ensure consistency, improve accessibility and enhance user-friendliness.

Study sponsors looking for guidance on how the simplified informed consent provisions will be implemented under the new UK clinical trials legislation will have to wait longer. The Health Research Authority is looking at what safeguards are needed to address the “range of concerns” stakeholders had regarding its initial proposal.

France’s simplification bill is a “first step” to improving the country’s clinical research environment, but more could be done to drive decentralized trials and simplify processes, says Leem, the French pharmaceutical industry association.