Pfizer Working To Resolve Sickle Cell Drug Hold Up, Dolsten Says

Sponsors should investigate signals of possible fraud in a manner that does not raise alarms or else evidence might disappear, UK and US regulators said.

Swiss health care products agency Swissmedic will launch a pilot in July to fast track clinical trial applications, which the agency claims will place Switzerland at the forefront compared to other European countries.

While challenges in the US present an “incredible opportunity” for Europe, there is no “doomsday” happening there, Stefan Oelrich, the newly-announced president of European pharma industry federation EFPIA says.

Broad participation by EU member states in a new pilot to test a unified procedure for evaluating applications for combined drug and IVD studies shows they recognize its value, says Monique Al, vice-chair of the Clinical Trials Coordination Group.