Tag Archives: European Union

Europe: Of Apes and Ombudsmen

By Julian Upton | Published: February 17, 2010
Guest blog by Reflector, Pharm Exec Europe’s Brussels correspondent. This column has frequently drawn attention to the complexities of getting anything done in Europe. A brilliant researcher can explore visionary horizons, an ambitious entrepreneur can offer a package of goods or services of inestimable value, but the degree of control and regulation becomes more intense [...]
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Europe: Not Out of the Antitrust Woods Yet

By Julian Upton | Published: January 14, 2010
Guest blog from Pharm Exec Europe’s Brussels correspondent, Reflector. The new year has started with a grim reminder that last year’s heat over competition in the European pharmaceutical sector has not been dissipated by the winter’s frosts. Before January was a week old, the European Commission (EC) announced that it had opened a formal antitrust [...]
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EU Pharma Policy 2010: Resolutions? Yes. Solutions? Maybe.

By Julian Upton | Published: January 4, 2010
Guest blog post by Reflector, Pharm Exec Europe’s Brussels correspondent. There was a new air of hope and confidence among officials and diplomats at the turn of the year in Brussels — or at least there would have been if anyone had been at work. 2010 promises a new beginning with the entry into force of [...]
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The New EU Health Commissioner: Industrys Trojan Horse?

By Julian Upton | Published: December 21, 2009
Guest blog post by Reflector, Pharm Exec Europe’s Brussels correspondent. The November announcement of a switch in European Union responsibilities for pharmaceuticals sowed alarm and despondency within the pharmaceutical industry in Europe. The fear was that key priorities would be neglected with the removal of drugs policy from the industry commissioner’s portfolio. Giving it to the new [...]
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The EU Pharma Switch

By Julian Upton | Published: December 2, 2009
The chair of the first session of the joint meeting between the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and The Organization for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA) in London this week was quick to point out that the event was not scheduled to coincide with last Friday’s announcement that European Commission (EC) responsibility for EMEA is finally [...]
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