65th AFI Symposium 2026 | The Healthcare Industry in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The 65th AFI Symposium will take place in Rimini from 10 to 12 June 2026 and will focus on The Healthcare Industry in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. The event will bring together industry, academia, institutions and professional associations to discuss how AI is transforming pharmaceutical research, manufacturing, regulation, quality, digital health and market access.

"E.I.P.G. is a European association representing the national, professional organizations of pharmacists
employed in the pharmaceutical or allied industries of the Member States of the European Union,
the European Economic Area, or European countries having a mutual recognition agreement
with the European Union on compliance control of regulated medicines."

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Presentations

Our media library contains an extensive collection of presentations by EIPG Bureau members or delegates, and presentations made at Scientific Symposia.
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Position Papers

EIPG issues comments and feedback in response to consultation documents and white papers released by the European Medicines Agency and the European Commission.
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Education

EIPG’s initiatives dedicated to industrial pharmacist education, including the EU-funded projects MOGLYNET, PHAR-IN and PHARMINE.
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Members’ Area

Member organisations can sign in here to get even more information regarding EIPG’s projects and works.
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The current status of digital health technologies in the EU

A report published by the DG CONNECT of the European Commission provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of the EU market for digital health technologies. These frontier innovations are largely based on AI applications and aim to provide new tools to improve the efficiency of healthcare systems and the decentralised provision of care. Many barriers are still present, with the EU lagging far behind the US in terms of the number of vendors with headquarters in its territory
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Tabletting Technology Course 2026 | Royal Pharmaceutical Society

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will host the Tabletting Technology Course 2026 in London, a three-day programme combining scientific principles and hands-on sessions on tablet formulation and manufacturing. The course is designed for pharmaceutical scientists and industrial pharmacists involved in oral solid dosage form development.
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IDAP, the IFPMA’s vision of innovation development and access pathways

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations proposed the IDAP (Innovation Development and Access Pathway) framework to streamline and, as far as possible, harmonise pathways for ensuring rapid authorisation and access to innovative medicines and vaccines, taking into account the specific characteristics of different countries.
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2026 trends in pharmaceutical development

The introduction of artificial intelligence is one of the main drivers that will support the pharmaceutical industry’s final steps towards more innovative models, while facing legislative and regulatory innovation and geopolitical tensions. Biotech products are leading the way in innovative treatments
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