Tag: Clinical Trials

Published on 14 December, this WHO technical document maps global trends in registered clinical studies using human genomic technologies from 1990 to 2024, including patterns of inclusion and equity.
Greater efforts are needed to invest in infrastructure, foster inclusive study designs and align research agendas.
A draft ICH E22 guideline on patient preference studies is now open for public comment via the European Medicines Agency until 12 April 2026.
Following the 11 December 2025 political agreement, EU institutions are moving towards formal adoption of a new Directive and Regulation that will reshape how medicines—including orphan and paediatric medicines—are developed, authorised and supplied across the European Union.
The RealiseD project launched a new multi-stakeholder survey that invites the rare disease community to share insights and help improve clinical trial enrolment
13 January – 10 February 2026 | Online webinar series to advance best practices in clinical trial design for rare and ultra rare diseases.
Open for consultation from 12 December to 12 April, this draft ICH guideline sets out how to design and submit robust patient preference studies to inform regulatory decision‑making across a medicine’s lifecycle.
EMA seeks stakeholder input on new reflection paper to reduce and replace non‑human primate use in medicines safety testing through 3Rs approaches.