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UK Firms Give First Appraisal Of New Licensing & Access Pathway

 
• By Ian Schofield

Concrete examples of how the UK’s ILAP is working in practice are still thin on the ground, but the general experience of companies so far seems quite positive – albeit with caveats.

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An innovation passport opens the door to the UK's new regulatory pathway • Source: Alamy

Member companies of the UK BioIndustry Association say they want the new Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) to remain open for products in both early and late-stage development, and that “partnership and engagement” among all the stakeholders involved are vital if the new pathway is to be successful.

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