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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2026
New medicine for two types of pulmonary fibrosis
22 May 2026 - Jascayd slowed loss of lung function in patients with idiopathic or progressive pulmonary fibrosis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Apr 2026
EMA sees slight improvement in approval submission predictability, reversing trend
23 April 2026 - The trend for the timing of initial marketing authorisation applications to be less predictable is slowly reversing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2026
EMA starts review of Tavneos, a medicine for rare auto-immune diseases GPA and MPA
30 January 2026 - The EMA’s CHMP has started a review of Tavneos (avacopan), following emerging information that raises questions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2026
Kygevvi (doxecitine and doxribtimine) recommended for approval in the European Union as treatment for thymidine kinase 2 deficiency
30 January 2026 - – UCB today announced that the CHMP of the EMA adopted a positive opinion recommending granting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2025
Highlights from the 8-11 December 2025 CHMP meeting
12 December 2025 - The EMA’s CHMP recommended seven medicines for approval at its December 2025 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2025
Lynkuet (elinzanetant) approved in the EU for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause or endocrine therapy for breast cancer
19 November 2025 - The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation in the European Union for elinzanetant, under the brand name ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2025
EMA 2024 annual report is published
10 June 2025 - The EMA’s annual report 2024 published today gives insights into the Agency’s strategic priorities and contributions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion for peri-operative regimen of neo-adjuvant Opdivo (nivolumab) and chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant Opdivo for resectable non-small cell lung cancer in patients with tumour cell PD-L1 expression ≥1%
28 March 2025 - Recommendation based on Phase 3 CheckMate -77T trial showing significant event-free survival improvement when compared to neoadjuvant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2025
Update on regulatory review of lecanemab for early Alzheimer’s disease in the European Union (July 2024)
26 July 2024 - Eisai and Biogen announced today that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a negative opinion on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2025
Comparison of clinical evidence submitted to the FDA and EMA for cell and gene therapies
3 February 2025 - Harmonisation in regulatory submissions across agencies may support timelier access to innovative treatments, including cell and gene ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2025
Human medicines in 2024
16 January 2025 - In 2024, EMA recommended 114 medicines for marketing authorisation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2024
Alofisel withdrawn from the EU market
13 December 2024 - Benefit of treatment used in Crohn’s disease no longer demonstrated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2024
Seizing opportunities in a changing medicines landscape
9 October 2024 - European medicines agencies network strategy to 2028 – launch of public consultation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Oct 2024
Improving efficiency of approval process for new medicines in the EU
2 October 2024 - EMA and the European medicines regulatory network are working to further improve efficiency in the assessment and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2024
EMA recommends suspension of sickle cell disease medicine Oxbryta
26 September 2024 - The EMA’s CHMP has recommended suspending the marketing authorisation for the sickle cell disease medicine Oxbryta ...