Pharma Execs Urge Post-Brexit Regulatory Deal, As EMA Focuses On Redistribution Of MHRA Work
Executive Summary
Spurred by an apparent shift towards a more pro-business stance among government ministers, a number of top pharmaceutical executives and heads of UK industry bodies have publicly called for some form of regulatory alignment deal between the UK and the EU after Brexit.
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