Access And Affordability Are Key, Says New EMA Head
Emer Cooke Says She'll Be A Very Different Kind Of Leader
Executive Summary
Ensuring patients have access to approved medicines is a key priority for Emer Cooke, the soon-to-be new head of the European Medicines Agency. Cooke says she will probably be a very different type of “captain” of the “wonderful ship” that is the EMA.
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