EU 'ready to discuss' how U.S. proposal to waive IP protections for Covid-19 vaccines could address pandemic, says EC president Ursula von der Leyen (Ursula von der Leyen ). Read more: bit.ly/3urAKpg #pharma #vaccines #WaiveThePatents #covid19

The urgency to find treatments for Covid meant "many papers being published even in leading medical journals that were unreliable and inconclusive", according to a leading UK researcher. Read more: bit.ly/3wMmVTB #covid19 #pharma

Major step forward for joint HTA in EU as representatives of the European Parliament and the EU Council reach an agreement. Read more: bit.ly/3wQIuSY #pharma #HTA #HEOR

The Beneluxa region is considering professionalising and formalising its #HTA work. Read more: bit.ly/2SlH2Jv #pharma

Accelerated access schemes like FDA's Project Orbis are proving to be a challenging experience for HTA bodies like NICE (NICE), according to an expert in the area. Read more: bit.ly/3wUswrg #pharma #HTA #heor

The European Commission has defended the comprises made to reach a deal on joint HTA in the EU after criticism from industry bodies. Read indepth coverage on APM: bit.ly/3vKW6hf

Good news for @bluebirdbio after EU Medicines Agency says no evidence linking gene therapy Zynteglo to cancer. Read more: bit.ly/3woAbwQ #pharma

UK government suggests "the simplest way forward may be to remove all medicines from the scope" of the N Ireland protocol due to supply/access issues. Read more: bit.ly/3eLq52Z #brexit #NIProtocol #pharma

What will the expanded Cancer Drugs Fund look like? NHS England has released more details on the upcoming Innovate Medicines Fund. Find out more: bit.ly/2W9H9cH #pharma

A senior Labour MP has called the UK government's plans to undermine the Northern Ireland protocol, including the potential removal of medicines, as "despicable". Read more: bit.ly/3j3Twyu #pharma #NIprotocol #Brexit

Medicare powers to negotiate drug prices are at centre of President Biden's plans to lower U.S. medicine costs. Read more: bit.ly/3CMNjAk #pharma #drugpricing #BuildBackBetter

J&J (Johnson & Johnson) CFO Joseph Wolk on drug pricing debate in U.S: "It's hard to know what's going on when there's just a lot of rhetoric but there's not a concrete plan." Read more: bit.ly/3C9TddE #pharma #drugpricing

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"We think the biggest drivers of change [in drug pricing] over the next decade will be employers", says ICER's Sarah Emond. Read the full interview at bit.ly/3I7j7Sa Lots of interesting thoughts on Aduhelm and wider state of drug value assessment in U.S.

Industry response to NICE's plans for updating its evaluation processes has been broadly positive. Read more on the plans and the reaction at bit.ly/3IiOSYv #NICE #pharma #HTA #HEOR

ICER Weekly View: 2022 drug pricings trends, CBO on rising net prices for branded Rx, & Humira patent thickets blocking biosimilars: conta.cc/3KvVjJP

"We utterly condemn this invasion and the harm it is causing to the people of Ukraine." - GSK CEO Emma Walmsley on Russia's actions in Ukraine, where company has 400 staff. Read more: bit.ly/3M7PeEe #pharma #GSK

"There's more and more evidence that if you choose carefully real-world data and apply robust methods, it can complement clinical trials" - EU Medicines Agency' Peter Arlett on the EU's real-world data network, DARWIN EU. Interview at: bit.ly/3Mg1Id7

Following another big conference for APM Health Europe next week: Reuters Events Pharma (Reuters Events Pharma) in Barcelona. There will certainly be a lot to talk about... And stories to follow on the website apmhealtheurope.com/event/13971/83…