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European Regulatory Procedures - EMA & National Requirements

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    "The Course Director is an excellent instructor. She was well-organized, very easy to follow and understand, and enthusiastically answered all of our questions that many times extended past course hours. She really knew the subject matter and often gave current examples and trends, which greatly helped us understand. I would definitely attend another training course taught by her."


    Diane H., Associate Director, Acorda Therapeutics

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    "The course was well structured and documented, but what made it outstanding was the presentation by the instructor. The knowledge and experience of the Course Director was quite evident and her presentation and communication skills helped to effectively deliver the complex topic to an audience with different background. She was very attentive to questions and used many real-life examples to illustrate the regulations."


    Gregor D., Regulatory Affairs Manager, NxStage Medical

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    "I would like especially to commend Course Director, her systematic approach, professionalism, great communication and useful recommendations for many topics and practical dilemmas that I occasionally meet at work. Thanks in advance!"


    Svetlana M., Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia

  • "The Course Director was very knowledgeable about the subject. She had many insights into real-life experiences and examples which provided enhancements to the material provided. She was very approachable to questions, queries and information on websites. This was a great class!" 


    Tasneem A., QS Auditor, NDC (Nitinol Devices & Components)

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Course Fee

$2150.00 Regular Registration

$1950.00 Early Bird Pricing (Register 30 Days in Advance)

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Course Description

This 15 hour course will give participants the necessary overview of the application procedures and regulatory filing pathways used within Europe to grant marketing authorizations for medicinal products, and of the agencies and institutions that control the regulatory process. Special focus will be given to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Centralized Procedure (CP), with the role of the national health authorities and other EU bodies in the Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) and Decentralized Procedure (DCP) explained also. Factors affecting the choice of procedure will be discussed, as well as best practice in the management of the procedures. A workshop session will engage participants in a case study evaluating the options for submission of a marketing authorization application.


The course will also outline how variations to the marketing authorization, as well as authorization of specific groups of products such as orphan, paediatric, advanced therapy and herbal medicinal products are handled in the EU. The transparency of EU regulatory decision making will be demonstrated via review and navigation of EU regulatory websites. The impact of key emerging trends already affecting or likely to impact on European pharmaceutical registrations in the future will be discussed.

Who Should Attend

An experienced ex-regulator will deliver this course and provide a comprehensive overview of the regulatory filing requirements in Europe. The course will be of value to both those who are new Regulatory Affairs in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and generic drug industries, as well as experienced professionals wishing to refresh their regulatory knowledge. Personnel whose responsibilities require knowledge of the EMA and European country regulatory environment, such as Project Managers and those in Clinical, Non Clinical, Manufacturing and Quality areas will also find this training highly relevant.

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  • Learning Objectives

    Participants will gain an overview of regulatory submission requirements for marketing authorisations in Europe by an understanding of:

    • The EU legislative environment and the key EU Directives and Regulations relating to human medicines
    • The legal basis and main features of the various types of authorisation – full, well-established use, hybrids, generics, biosimilars, etc.
    • How the EMA, EU institutions and individual national health authorities interact
    • The scope, operation and management of the Centralised Procedure
    • Key features of the Mutual Recognition (MRP) and Decentralised Procedure (DCP) and factors influencing the choice of procedure
    • How changes (variations) to the EU marketing authorization are handled
    • Review and navigation of key EU regulatory websites
    • Regulatory pathways for specific product types such as orphan, paediatric and advanced therapies
    • Challenges to global submissions management presented by EU versus US key differences

  • Agenda


    Legal Basis for the European Regulation of Medicinal Products

    • Historical perspective
    • EU Pharmaceutical Legislation Overview
    • Review of the key EU Directives and Regulations governing medicinal products
    • Legal basis of marketing authorization applications and how data requirements are met
    • Main features of the EU Marketing Authorisation (MA)

    Understand the EU Institutions for Pharmaceutical Regulation and How they Interact

    • European Commission (EC)
    • European Medicines Agency (EMA)
    • European Directorate for the Quality Of Medicines (EDQM)
    • National Competent Authorities and interactions via Heads of Medicines' Agencies/CMDh
    • EU Agreements and Co-operation-International, Tripartite, Bilateral and Regional

    Regulatory Pathways – the Centralized Procedure

    • Overview of the Centralised Procedure (CP)
    • Mandatory versus Optional Scope
    • Consultations with EMA and Pre-submission activities
    • Managing procedural phases up to adoption of the final CHMP opinion, including written and oral presentations
    • The CHMP opinion and post-opinion activities – possible outcomes and their implications

    Review and Navigation of the European Medicines Agency Website

    • This interactive session will give ample opportunity to ensure participants are familiar with locating available guidances and procedural documentation on the EMA website as well as exploiting the publicly available product-specific information to view the decision-making procedures used by the EMA in assessing and reaching its opinion

    Decentralized and Mutual Recognition Procedures-Practical Considerations

    • Key features and differences of DCP and MRP
    • Role of the Reference Member State (RMS) and booking your RMS slot
    • The role of the Co-ordination Group – CMD(h)
    • Planning and managing MRP and DCP
    • Referrals (Article 30 and 31)

    Variations to the EU Marketing Authorization (Post-Approval Changes)

    • Background and key elements of the variations procedure
    • Implementing texts and guidelines
    • Options for filing “unforeseen” changes
    • Grouping and Worksharing
    • Role of the CMDh

    EU Regulatory Innovations for Specific Groups

    • Orphan medicinal product incentives
    • Paediatric development incentives – the PUMA and extension to patent protection
    • Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Certification– a simplified registration scheme
    • Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs)-additional provisions governing these
    • Conditional Marketing Authorisation, Exceptional Circumstances and Accelerated Review

    Workshop on developing an EU Regulatory Filing Strategy

    • This interactive workshop session will engage participants in a case study, to evaluate the various options for the submission of a marketing authorization application, in order to inform the corporate regulatory strategy for the compound in the EU

    Challenges to Global Submissions Management: EU versus US Key Differences

    • Regional differences in Common Technical Document Administrative information
    • Role of Module 2 summaries
    • Incorporation of additional EU technical requirements, use of CEPs
    • Presenting EU Product Information: SmPC, Package Leaflet, Labeling
    • Managing divergence in EU procedures, e.g. national MAs, MRP/DCP referrals

    Emerging Trends Impacting on EU Pharmaceutical Registration, including

    • Emerging topics presented are updated continually e.g. Health Technology Assessment, Prescription to non-prescription switches, EMA Reflection papers, etc.

  • Testimonials

    "Very well organized and a very engaged course director. This was a very comprehensive course and its focus was adapted to the audience."

    Kelly H., Medical Writer, Galapagos NV


    "I would like especially to commend Course Director, her systematic approach, professionalism, great communication and useful recommendations for many topics and practical dilemmas that I occasionally meet at work. Thanks in advance!"

    Svetlana M., Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia


    "The Course Director has thorough knowledge, experience and expertise in the topics she taught. She has both industry and regulatory agency views which made her comments objective."

    Jian C., Regulatory Affairs Manager, Glaxo SmithKline


    "The Course Director is an excellent instructor. She was well-organized, very easy to follow and understand, and enthusiastically answered all of our questions that many times extended past course hours. She really knew the subject matter and often gave current examples and trends, which greatly helped us understand. I would definitely attend another training course taught by her."

    Diane H., Associate Director, Acorda Therapeutics


    "The Course Director was very knowledgeable about the subject. She had many insights into real-life experiences and examples which provided enhancements to the material provided. She was very approachable to questions, queries and information on websites. This was a great class!"

    Tasneem A., QS Auditor, NDC (Nitinol Devices & Components)


    "The course was well structured and documented, but what made it outstanding was the presentation by the instructor. The knowledge and experience of the Course Director was quite evident and her presentation and communication skills helped to effectively deliver the complex topic to an audience with different background. She was very attentive to questions and used many real-life examples to illustrate the regulations."

    Gregor D., Regulatory Affairs Manager, NxStage Medical


    "The Course Director is very knowledgeable in EU regulations and current expectations for submissions. I appreciated the detailed course and follow up to questions I had."

    Synthia L., Manager, R&D, Watson Labs


    "The Director did an excellent job of presenting an otherwise very dry topic and maintaining class attention and interest. I think this is particularly due to the fact that she is hands on and highly experienced. Very nice and interesting presenter."

    John B., Mgr, Operations Engineering, Promega

FAQs

  • I am a regulatory affairs professional but would like to gain a better understanding of the various European regulatory procedures, in order to assist in regulatory strategy decisions and improve regulatory submission standards. Is this course suitable for me?

    The level of information in this course is pitched to provide both a comprehensive overview of regulatory filing requirements in Europe for those relatively new to regulatory affairs as well as benefiting experienced staff who need to be aware of the key roles of the EMA and the various other local health authorities, and understand the advantages and disadvantages of the various European regulatory procedures.

  • I do not work in a regulatory role but I would like to gain a better understanding of the European regulatory environment and the requirements and procedures used – is this course suitable for me?

    This course provides an ideal basis also for non-regulatory professionals whose role would benefit from an understanding of the EU and European regulatory environment for pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and generics. No prior regulatory experience is required as the legal background to regulations and the structures and functions of the various European institutions is handled in a user-friendly manner. Past participants from roles as diverse as operations for medical devices and clinical project managers have all been very positive about the benefits of attending this course.

  • Will this course cover European clinical trial submission requirements?

    This course is focused on the regulatory procedures leading to the granting of a Marketing Authorisation, either by the European Medicines Agency or a national agency. A separate system, under the responsibility of the national agencies, deals with Clinical Trial Authorisation. See the CfPIE course , 'the EU Clinical Trial Directive'.

Registrant Information:

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