European Medicines Agency Counts The Cost Of Brexit
Activities To Be Restarted With Fewer Staff
Executive Summary
As the EMA settles into its permanent headquarters in Amsterdam, it hopes that new recruits will swell its depleted staff numbers. But much will depend on the necessary expertise being available, particularly following the loss of access to experts working at the UK regulator, the MHRA.
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