The EU Commission’s Study on the deployment of AI in healthcare

The DG Santé published in August 2025 a very detailed study on issues to be solved to ensure the swift implementation of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The study provides a thorough analyses of the current deployment of AI systems from technical, clinical, regulatory and societal perspectives, offering suggestions on how to address open issues

Current status and perspectives in Joint Clinical Assessment

While the first two joint clinical assessments were launched in April 2025, a document published by the European Medicines Agency and the Heads of HTA Agencies Group addresses the remaining issues to reduce uncertainty in the parallel joint assessment of the first categories of medicines and medical devices covered by the HTA Regulation

New Approach Methodologies, the EMA’s horizon scanning report

The Horizon scanning report published by the European Medicines Agency and the Heads of Medicines Agencies discusses the challenges and opportunities for the development and implementation of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to support regulatory decision-making

Academic patenting on the rise

by Giuliana Miglierini Patents represent a fundamental element supporting the improvement of the EU’s competitiveness in the global…