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News and Trends 15 Apr 2025

The AI race in biotech: Is Europe falling behind the US and China?

Find out why Europe has fallen behind the U.S. and China in the AI race in biotech and what it needs to do to catch up.

April 15, 2025 - 9 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 11 Sep 2024

Can Europe revive its biopharma innovation leadership?

Find out if the biotech runner-up, Europe, can step up to boost research and revive its innovation leadership.

September 11, 2024 - 9 minutesmins - By Jules Adam

Expert Advice 28 Jul 2023

What you need to know about the EU HTA regulation before deadline

By Anke van Engen, senior principal, EMEA value & payer evidence, IQVIA, and Dima Samaha, senior principal, EMEA value & payer evidence, IQVIA The European Union (EU) comprises 27 member states (MS) with varying laws, processes and regulatory standards. This variation has led to a complex data landscape for health technologies and drug therapeutics developers, […]

July 28, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 13 Jun 2023

How will European Commission proposals on data exclusivity and the bolar exemption affect pharma companies?

By Andrew Sharples, co-head of EIP’s UK litigation team In April, the European Commission published proposed legislation (specifically a new Regulation and a new Directive) aimed at reforming EU legislation in relation to pharmaceuticals. These proposals, if adopted, will affect pharmaceutical regulation in several ways. In relation to IP specifically, they will affect the periods […]

June 13, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Interview 3 Mar 2023

Interview: how has the first gene therapy for hemophilia B transformed research?

Hemophilia B, a rare disease that affects more than 230,000 people worldwide is caused by the lack of or defective clotting protein factor IX often due to a spontaneous mutation in the F9 gene, leading to excessive bleeding. Until recently, routine prophylactic infusions of factor IX replacement therapy to maintain enough clotting factor to prevent […]

March 3, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

News and Trends 28 Feb 2023

European Commission approves first gene therapy for hemophilia B

The European Commission has approved the first gene therapy for the treatment of hemophilia B developed by biotech company CSL Behring. The one-time gene therapy etranacogene dezaparvovec sold under the brand name Hemgenix is manufactured by UniQure Inc. and distributed by CSL Behring. The gene therapy is used to treat severe and moderately severe hemophilia […]

February 28, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 20 Dec 2022

Ebvallo approval ushers in off-the-shelf T-cell immunotherapies

Patient-derived CAR-T immunotherapies have dominated the cancer immunotherapy space over the last decade. The EU approval of Atara Biotherapeutics’ Ebvallo marks the first immunotherapy based on T cells sourced from healthy donors. Since the approvals of Kymriah and Yescarta in 2017, CAR-T immunotherapies have changed the way we treat rare forms of blood cancer. In […]

December 20, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 20 Dec 2022

iOnctura raises €17.5M for pancreatic cancer therapy

iOnctura BV, a clinical-stage biotech developing novel cancer therapies, has been granted €17.5 million ($18.6 million) funding from the European Investment Council’s (EIC) accelerator program to develop IOA-289 for pancreatic cancer. The EIC’s funding consists of a grant of €2.5 million ($2.7 million), and €15 million ($16 million) of equity investment. Earlier this month, iOnctura […]

December 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 15 Dec 2022

To avoid stagnation, the EU must refine its ATMP regulation

Over the decades, the EU has spearheaded the adoption of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) such as cell and gene therapies. However, changes are needed to ATMP regulations to keep Europe competitive with the rest of the world. The EU has a rich resource base in terms of biotech innovation. Over the last decades, this […]

December 15, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 15 Dec 2022

European Commission approves Dupixent as first and only targeted prurigo nodularis medicine

The European Commission (EC) has expanded the marketing authorization for Dupixent (dupilumab) in the European Union to treat adults with moderate-to-severe prurigo nodularis who are candidates for systemic therapy. Dupilumab is being jointly developed by Sanofi and Regeneron under a global collaboration agreement. To date, dupilumab has been studied across more than 60 clinical trials […]

December 15, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 24 Nov 2022

BC Platforms partners on AI-driven EU cancer data project

BC Platforms (BCP), a provider of healthcare data management and analytics, has been chosen as a key partner in a European Commission (EC) project. Under the EC’s Horizon Europe program, Helsinki University Hospital (HUS), has been awarded a contract to lead a €7 million ($7.2 million) consortium project termed ONCOVALUE. BCP will work with HUS […]

November 24, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Nov 2022

Genomic Data Infrastructure Ireland project to support discovery of genetic causes of disease

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and FutureNeuro are co-leading, with University College Dublin, the Irish element of a new EU project to support the integration of genomics into healthcare and advance new treatments for patients. Jointly funded by the European Commission, under the Digital Europe Programme, and the Health Research Board (HRB), Genomic […]

November 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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The AI race in biotech: Is Europe falling behind the US and China?

Can Europe revive its biopharma innovation leadership?

What you need to know about the EU HTA regulation before deadline

How will European Commission proposals on data exclusivity and the bolar exemption affect pharma companies?

Interview: how has the first gene therapy for hemophilia B transformed research?

European Commission approves first gene therapy for hemophilia B

Ebvallo approval ushers in off-the-shelf T-cell immunotherapies

iOnctura raises €17.5M for pancreatic cancer therapy

To avoid stagnation, the EU must refine its ATMP regulation

European Commission approves Dupixent as first and only targeted prurigo nodularis medicine

BC Platforms partners on AI-driven EU cancer data project

Genomic Data Infrastructure Ireland project to support discovery of genetic causes of disease

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