EU Industry Finds Glaring Gaps In Health Data Access Proposal

Protection of IP and trade secrets and the need for clarity around issues such as the rules on access to data and the sharing of clinical trial data are seen as key issues in the European Commission’s plans for a European Health Data Space.

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The European pharmaceutical industry body EFPIA has welcomed the EU’s proposal to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS), saying that it offers an “unprecedented opportunity to shape the future health data and digital ecosystem” and could pave the way to more personalized health care.

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