EU Plans To Trial Antimicrobial Voucher Scheme For 15 Years
Executive Summary
Proposals for an EU voucher that would encourage the development of “game-changing” antimicrobials are accompanied by plans for procurement mechanisms to guarantee revenues for companies regardless of sales volumes. But one law firm said the conditions attached to the voucher were so strict that the scheme appeared “unworkable.”
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