A new challenge is about to be faced by the MAHs of medicinal products. Since online tools are becoming a bigger part of our daily lives, the competent authorities are also moving forward step by step. 1st Jan 2018, the European Medicines Agency will require that all regulatory submissions for medicinal products authorized via Decentralized or Mutual Recognition Procedure will be provided in eCTD format.
World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated every year on 24th March to raise awareness of tuberculosis, which is still causing death of nearly 1.5 million people each year, mostly in developing countries. It marks the day in 1882, when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. In comparison to other infectious diseases caused by a single infectious agent, tuberculosis is the second biggest killer worldwide.
Biomapas has recently announced the opening of a new office in Stockholm, Sweden. This new location strengthens Biomapas’ presence in the Nordic countries and further accommodates the rapid growth of the company.
The expansion into the Nordics is in direct response to demand from Biomapas clients seeking local Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance support. The company already has offices in Switzerland, Lithuania, Russia, Georgia and Ukraine.
On the 6-7 March, Biomapas Pharmacovigilance Department management and team from the CIS region participated in a meeting in Minsk. It was dedicated to strengthening collaboration between the team members as well as updating knowledge on latest PV trends. We discussed the most recent releases of legislation, such as Eurasian Economic Union Good Pharmacovigilance Practice harmonization and the importance of a teamwork approach with Biomapas’ PV Project Manager CIS, Aliaksandr Bakshtanovich, MD.
