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A DETAILED European Commission working paper has welcomed the imminent creation of a European Union (EU) network of health technology assessment (HTA) experts, hoping it will encourage changes in such techniques to promote the development of personalised medicines.

The network was authorised by EU directive 2011/24/EU on patients’ rights in cross-border health care, and should be up and running by the New Year.…

A PHARMA innovation consortium has become the first medical science-based institution to be granted a special European Union (EU) legal status, exempting it from paying VAT and excise duties across the EU.

The European Advanced Translational Research Infrastructure in Medicine (EATRIS), an umbrella group of academic institutes based in Amsterdam, became a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) on Tuesday (12 November).…

CHINA’S beef prices have been soaring as wealthier consumers consume more meat, and switch to beef from pork. But there are more fundamental issues at stake, not least the collapse in local herd numbers.

A supply shortage has meant whole sale beef prices pushed to a “critical juncture” of Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY60 per kilogramme in the second half of 2013, according to a report entitled ‘China Livestock Research and Investment 2013-2017’ produced by the Beijing-based China Suppliers Institute (CIS) – http://www.hyzsyjy.com,…

A EUROPEAN Union (EU) funded project aims to change Europeans’ reserve about using flies as a source of protein feed for pigs and poultry, but also for human consumption, which is not currently allowed in Europe.

With almost EUR3 million from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research, PROteINSECT wants to provide research that proves the efficacy and safety of insect protein to be used in animal feed.…

NORWEGIAN researchers have told Industrial Minerals how they welcome a Euro 6 million grant has been approved by the European Commission to help them develop new technology to recover rare earth elements from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and iron ore tailings.…

While many companies may be looking for strategies to exit China as its as labour and manufacturing costs rise, that is certainly not the case for John Cheh, vice chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-based quality cotton shirt manufacturer Esquel Group.…

It is almost received wisdom that significant sales opportunities will emerge for pharmaceutical manufacturers as the world’s population gets older, especially in rich world markets and ageing China. However, as drug companies attempt to capitalise on demand for treating old age-linked diseases such as cancer and dementia, they face several significant challenges.…

ACCORDING to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the largest single health threat to the population of the world today is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). How can it be countered and what options are open to government regulators, the medical profession and, especially, the pharmaceutical companies for the development of new antibiotics?…

ALTHOUGH Colombia’s pharmaceutical sector has enjoyed growth over the past few years, new price controls could disrupt the sector’s expansion if they are poorly planned, industry representatives claim.

Their concerns focus on the reaction to maximum price controls on medication recently approved by the government.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Canadian plastics exporters are to benefit from a new free trade deal struck between the EU and Canada. Once the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been ratified (probably in 2015), it will lead to all existing non-food duties imposed on good traded between the parties being scrapped.…