UK To Diverge On Biosimilar Data Requirements
But EU Off-Patent Industry Prefers Global Approach
Executive Summary
The UK regulator wants to be a “catalyst for change” in reducing regulatory burdens, saying that better regulation based on science is in everyone’s interest.
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