Patience Required as EU Prepares for Change
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
There is little standing in the way of Maltese politician John Dalli becoming the next head of health and consumer policy at the European Commission. As and when he does, responsibility for the European Medicines Agency and pharmaceutical and medical device regulation in the European Union will transfer to his department, DG SANCO, heralding in an era of uncertainty for the pharmaceutical industry.