The European Medicines Agency has delivered its verdict on the latest medicines it believes should be approved for marketing in the EU. By contrast, it has given the thumbs down to one biosimilar anticancer drug and its duplicate.

The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee, the CHMP, is expected to decide whether 11 drugs should be recommended for marketing approval during its latest monthly meeting, which started today.

Biopharma executives from India and Japan discuss the need for enhanced “alignment” on the regulatory front, including exploring the possibility of a mutual recognition agreement as the two nations seek to expand biopharma partnering efforts and also build supply chain resilience.

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