• Regulatory Rapporteur July/August 2026 – Contents

  • Therapeutics: Navigating diverse regulatory pathways

  • Drug development and regulatory pathways across therapeutic areas

  • The development of novel influenza drugs: Current regulatory challenges

  • Advancing fertility therapeutics: Scientific, clinical and regulatory challenges in assisted reproduction

  • Navigating the regulatory landscape of adverse events following immunisation: Current challenges and future perspectives

  • Environmental risk assessment of human medicinal products in the EU: Legacy APIs, data reuse, and the governance bottleneck after the 2024 guideline revision

  • Medical device standards update: July 2026

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    FAST-EU pilot delivers first results: 70-Day approval timelines prove feasible ahead of Biotech Act

    The first results from the (Facilitating and Accelerating Strategic Clinical Trials in the EU (FAST-EU) Pilot programme have been published by the Heads of Medicine Agency (HMA). Initial results indicate strong interest and engagement from stakeholders and the possibility of a 70-calendar-day approval timeline for clinical trial applications, indicating operational ...

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    European Commission publishes first joint clinical assessment under EU HTA regulation

    The European Commission released the first joint clinical assessment (JCA) report on 9 June for the orphan medicine tovorafenib (Ojemda®), developed by Ipsen, used to treat paediatric low-grade glioma (a type of brain tumour), after being endorsed by all member states. This marks an important milestone for European cooperation on ...

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    FDA launches Operation TrialBlazer to accelerate US clinical research

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to revitalise clinical research in the USA, as part of a US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative titled ‘Operation TrialBlazer’. The FDA has proposed multiple actions to achieve this aim, targeting both early- and late-stage clinical development. ...

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