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International Regulators’ Consortium Offers Joint Pipeline Discussions With Pharma

 
• By Vibha Sharma

Regulators in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK are offering to host joint pipeline meetings under the ACCESS Consortium initiative to advise drug companies on their future product development plans.

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Work-sharing initiatives can reduce duplication for both regulators and industry • Source: Shutterstock

Regulators participating in the ACCESS Consortium, an international work-sharing scheme to accelerate drug approvals, have introduced joint pipeline meetings for drug and biotech companies to confidentially discuss potential new submissions under the initiative and other topics.

The ACCESS Consortium comprises regulators from Australia, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK, which use a network of bilateral confidentiality...

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