2020 Sees Sharp Rise In EU New Drug Approvals
Products Include COVID-19 Vaccine & Remdesivir, Plus Three Gene Therapies
Executive Summary
The number of new drugs containing new active substances approved in the EU rose significantly in 2020, underpinned by a strong showing for orphan-designated products and a string of novel medicines for cancer and infectious diseases. Notable among the new clutch of approvals was the first ever COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer/BioNTech's Comirnaty.
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