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RWE Studies To Hit 100+ Per Year In Europe By 2025

 
• By Ian Schofield

The EU’s big data steering group has laid out some ambitious proposals for integrating real-world evidence into regulatory decision making, as well as plans for ongoing engagement on the use and analysis of RWE with industry and other stakeholders.

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Patient health data will be vital to future regulatory decision making • Source: Shutterstock

EU regulators say they expect four real-world evidence (RWE) studies to be initiated with 10 data partners through the RWE network, DARWIN, by the fourth quarter of this year, with the number of EU studies rising to more than 100 each year by the beginning of 2025.

Also in the works are the publication of a good practice guide on real-world metadata, the development of analytics tools and standardized clinical trial protocols, and regular meetings with industry and other stakeholders, according to the “Big Data Workplan 2022-2025” from the Big

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UK Health Data Research Service Looks ‘Encouraging’ For Industry, But Implementation Details Will Be Key

 
• By Anabel Costa-Ferreira

Marcus Vass and Vladimir Murovec of international law firm Osborne Clarke tell the Pink Sheet what the government's planned HDRS might mean for industry, and how it compares with the European Health Data Space.

EU Health Data Space May Speed Up R&D Through Access To Multi-Omics & Clinical Record Data

 
• By Eliza Slawther

The European Health Data Space framework will allow companies to accelerate R&D processes and identify new molecular targets faster by facilitating centralized access to certain types of high-quality data, Finland’s Orion Pharma says.

EU Wants Industry To Define ‘Trade Secrets’ Under Health Data Sharing Regulation

 
• By Eliza Slawther

The European Health Data Space Regulation is deliberately “vague” when it comes to defining trade secrets because the EU wants the pharma industry to make recommendations on safeguarding intellectual property, a policy officer for the European Commission says.

Safety Review Prompts EMA to Suspend Ixchiq Chikungunya Vaccine For Seniors

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

The European Medicines Agency is investigating whether Valneva’s Ixchiq is safe to use in the elderly, following reports of 17 serious adverse events, including two cases resulting in death, in people aged 62 to 89 years who received the vaccine. This follows actions by US and French authorities last month regarding Ixchiq’s use in people over 65.

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US FDA Restoring Some Library Resources

 
• By Sue Sutter and Derrick Gingery

Agency staff once again have access to the Lexis-Nexis legal and news database, but are still waiting for access to journals, and laid off librarians have not been reinstated.

Recent and Upcoming FDA Advisory Committee Meetings

 
• By Sue Sutter

Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.

UK Health Data Research Service Looks ‘Encouraging’ For Industry, But Implementation Details Will Be Key

 
• By Anabel Costa-Ferreira

Marcus Vass and Vladimir Murovec of international law firm Osborne Clarke tell the Pink Sheet what the government's planned HDRS might mean for industry, and how it compares with the European Health Data Space.