EFPIA

Europe’s largest initiative to accelerate therapy development for COVID-19 launched

By Tammy Lovell 08:02 am August 20, 2020

A European consortium has been launched to accelerate the discovery and development of urgently needed medicines to treat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Corona Accelerated R&D in Europe (CARE), is the largest undertaking of its kind dedicated to creating effective therapies with a positive safety profile and repurposing existing therapies for the pandemic. It aims to boost R&...

Health industry responds to European Innovation Partnership proposal

By Sophie Porter 01:56 am August 4, 2020

Leaders from across the health sector released a joint statement underlining the potential of the recently-published draft proposal for a European Partnership for Health Innovation, or Innovative Health Initiative (IHI), released by the European Commission. The statement – which accounts for COCIR, EFPIA, EuropaBio, MedTech Europe and Vaccines Europe, all partners in the initiative – acknowledge...