Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborations
In medicines development, the progress in science and technology is accelerating. Awareness of these developments and their associated challenges and opportunities is essential for medicines regulators and others to translate them into benefits for society. In this context, the European Medicines Ag...
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| author | Valentina Vignali Valentina Vignali Philip A. Hines Philip A. Hines Ana Glória Cruz Barbara Ziętek Ralf Herold |
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| description | In medicines development, the progress in science and technology is accelerating. Awareness of these developments and their associated challenges and opportunities is essential for medicines regulators and others to translate them into benefits for society. In this context, the European Medicines Agency uses horizon scanning to shine a light on early signals of relevant innovation and technological trends with impact on medicinal products. This article provides the results of systematic horizon scanning exercises conducted by the Agency, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre’s (DG JRC). These collaborative exercises aim to inform policy-makers of new trends and increase preparedness in responding to them. A subset of 25 technological trends, divided into three clusters were selected and reviewed from the perspective of medicines regulators. For each of these trends, the expected impact and challenges for their adoption are discussed, along with recommendations for developers, regulators and policy makers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28c76018ff42498e81af08205d6e562e2022-12-22T04:41:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2022-12-01910.3389/fmed.2022.10640031064003Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborationsValentina Vignali0Valentina Vignali1Philip A. Hines2Philip A. Hines3Ana Glória Cruz4Barbara Ziętek5Ralf Herold6European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, W.J. Kolff Institute, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsEuropean Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFaculty of Health Medicines and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, NetherlandsEuropean Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, NetherlandsEuropean Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, NetherlandsEuropean Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, NetherlandsIn medicines development, the progress in science and technology is accelerating. Awareness of these developments and their associated challenges and opportunities is essential for medicines regulators and others to translate them into benefits for society. In this context, the European Medicines Agency uses horizon scanning to shine a light on early signals of relevant innovation and technological trends with impact on medicinal products. This article provides the results of systematic horizon scanning exercises conducted by the Agency, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre’s (DG JRC). These collaborative exercises aim to inform policy-makers of new trends and increase preparedness in responding to them. A subset of 25 technological trends, divided into three clusters were selected and reviewed from the perspective of medicines regulators. For each of these trends, the expected impact and challenges for their adoption are discussed, along with recommendations for developers, regulators and policy makers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1064003/fullhorizon scanningmedicines regulationpublic healthinnovationpreparednesshealth technology |
| spellingShingle | Valentina Vignali Valentina Vignali Philip A. Hines Philip A. Hines Ana Glória Cruz Barbara Ziętek Ralf Herold Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborations Frontiers in Medicine horizon scanning medicines regulation public health innovation preparedness health technology |
| title | Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborations |
| title_full | Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborations |
| title_fullStr | Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborations |
| title_short | Health horizons: Future trends and technologies from the European Medicines Agency’s horizon scanning collaborations |
| title_sort | health horizons future trends and technologies from the european medicines agency s horizon scanning collaborations |
| topic | horizon scanning medicines regulation public health innovation preparedness health technology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1064003/full |
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