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Adam Fisher, the staff director of the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reported that the agency has approved 17 pharmaceuticals that utilize continuous manufacturing in their production.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), in partnership with the European Commission (EC) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), has published the first quarterly report on the state of clinical trials conducted in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). The report is intended to shed light on the progress being made to attract more clinical trials to the region and increase access to new treatments as part of the targets set by the EU in 2025.
An official from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday presented three case studies demonstrating how sponsors effectively utilized real-world evidence (RWE) and real-world data (RWD) to secure approval for their products.