Description The function of Head of HERA (ranked as a Director-General) is to be responsible for taking, in close coordination with the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, all measures necessary for the efficient functioning of the HERA consistent with the regulations in force and the authority delegated to them. The tasks will be the […]
Health Union: stronger EU response to public health emergencies
First Health Union package based on lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic finalised EU to be better prepared and able to coordinate its response to health crises Clearer rules for joint procurement of medicines and medical devices Parliament approved new measures strengthening the EU’s capacity to prevent and control the outbreak of communicable diseases and tackle […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Cardiovascular diseases – improved prediction, prevention, diagnosis and monitoring
Expected Outcome The results of the selected project will provide the basis for better primary and secondary prevention of CVD. The goal is to identify existing comprehensive CVD and heart failure (HF) patient datasets (with contextual parameters e.g., behavioural, socioeconomic, gender, ethnicity) and integrate them with data from diagnostic tools (e.g. wearables, imaging devices, bio […]
Start of rolling review for adapted Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine
EMA has started a rolling review for a version of Spikevax adapted to provide better protection against specific variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The review concerns a bivalent vaccine. This means it will target two strains of SARS-CoV-2, in this case the original strain and the Omicron variant of concern. The review […]
EMA Traineeships
The European Medicines Agency organises traineeships for university graduates in its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The programme aims to give trainees an understanding of the Agency and its role within the activities of the European Union. It also enables them to acquire practical knowledge in one of the EMA’s Units and to obtain professional […]
The UAL receives the verification of the curriculum of the Degree in Medicine
The positive report of verification of the degree by the DEVA is already a reality, which means that the first degree in Medicine will start next academic year 2022-2023 with 60 places. The rector of the UAL, Carmelo Rodríguez, assures that “this fulfils a historical demand that will have very positive repercussions for the University […]
Council adopts proposals aimed at securing the supply of medicines
Background With these proposals, the European Union intends to facilitate the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on the ground, in line with the measures for Northern Ireland presented by the Commission on 13 October 2021. European Health Union: a stronger role for the European Medicines Agency About the proposals EU ambassadors today agreed on […]
European Health Union: a stronger role for the European Medicines Agency
As part of the on-going work to build a strong European Health Union, the Council has adopted the Regulation revising the mandate of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), taking an important step towards EMA’s reinforcement in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices. The new rules will allow the Agency to closely […]
EU-UK relations: Commission guarantees continued supply of medicines to Northern Ireland
The Commission has put forward proposals to ensure the continued long-term supply of medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and to address outstanding supply concerns in Cyprus, Ireland and Malta. In the context of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, this means that the same medicines will continue to be available in Northern Ireland at […]