Eliza began reporting on health and medical science in 2018 while completing her Master’s degree in Journalism at City, University of London. During her degree program she interned at C+D and on the London Evening Standard’s health desk. In the years since, Eliza has written about everything from mid-stage drug development to market access for medicines and devices in the EU and beyond. Her work explores the trials and tribulations of securing reimbursement for medical products in Europe, and Eliza is particularly interested in the challenges of funding innovation in health care. Eliza has lived in London since 2017 and is originally from Cheshire, in the north west of England. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Manchester and is in the process of completing a second undergraduate degree in Biomedicine from Birkbeck College, an evening university that is part of the University of London.
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The European Medicines Agency has given stakeholders until 18 December to give their opinion on its proposed platform for addressing gaps and research needs in regulatory science.
The pharma industry wants regulators around the world to engage with companies and “articulate the value added” when introducing new regulations and guidance around the use of AI in drug development, AstraZeneca’s director for data and AI policy says.
While many companies demonstrated an interest in the UK’s licensing and access pathway for innovative medicines, few made use of the various benefits the scheme had to offer, the MHRA said.
Global regulators should work together on producing standard terminology around the use of AI in drug development to align as much as possible on their approaches, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s Tala Fakhouri.
Experts working in the advanced therapy sector tell In Vivo how novel solutions can empower cell and gene therapy manufacturers to reduce costs, improve scalability and optimize their processes – improving the clinical profile and commercial viability of products.
The UK’s drug regulator, the MHRA, is exploring new opportunities to work closer with its counterparts from Australia, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland under the ACCESS Consortium group, with a focus on pre-submission scientific advice.