The importance of Article 117 of the MDR, for Drug-Device Combination (DDC) products

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Last updated: 23 May 2024 To view updates, click on the ‘+’ sign below. The importance of Article 117 of the MDR, for Drug-Device Combination (DDC) products should not be underestimated. Anyone in regulatory affairs working on Drug-Device combination (DDC)…

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AEMPS launches an accelerated evaluation procedure for clinical trials

AEMPS has launched an accelerated evaluation procedure or fast-track with the aim of making Spain a more attractive environment for research into innovative medicines. In general terms, Regulation (EU) No. 536/2014 on clinical trials of medicinal products for human use establishes the maximum deadlines for…

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Learning from Case Law: Non-profit organisations vs the Commission on refusal to grant access to four harmonised standards approved by CEN (Case T‑185/19 and appeal Case C-588/21 P)

Public.Resource.Org, Inc. and Right to Know CLG are both non-profit organisations whose main focus is to make the law freely accessible to all citizens.1 In 2018, they made a request to the European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship…

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Project Orbis, an FDA initiative to facilitate faster access to innovative cancer therapies

Last updated: 26 March 2025 To see updates, click the’+’ sign below: This post is an attempt to provide some basic information on Project Orbis, an FDA initiative to facilitate faster access to innovative cancer therapies. An important limitation in…

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European Commission initiative on compulsory licensing of patented inventions and Supplementary Protection Certificates

Last updated: 18 March 2024 See updates at the end of the post. On 27 April 2023, the Commission proposed new rules to help companies, especially small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), make the most of their inventions, leverage new technologies…

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