Biotechnology

In 2008 the Commission launched the EU Raw Materials Initiative. The Commission is now preparing a new Communication which will not only report on progress made with the implementation of this initiative, but also indicate the way forward.

The DG Health and Consummers has launched a call for scientific data on Vitamin K1 oxide.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the technical aspects of the revision of Directive 98/79/EC on in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices

The Research DG and Enterprise & Industry DG are jointly organizing the Conference "Innovation in Healthcare : From Research to Market, SMEs in Focus". Different stakeholders involved in the innovation process of bringing drugs, therapies and medical technologies into market will participate.

The Commission is assisted by a contractor in the task to carry out a review to assess whether or not to amend the scope of REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals).

The sector Cosmetics of the DG Enterprise and Industry has lauched two Calls for Scientific Data: one on Dichloromethane and another on Chloroacetamide

The DG Enterprise and Industry has launched a public consultation on part I chapter 2 of the good manufacturing practices laying down the guidelines on Personnel. Chapter 2 is proposed to be updated to take into account the principles of 'Pharmaceutical Quality System' as described in the ICH Q10 guideline.

The DG Enterprise and Industry has launched a public consultation on part I chapter 1 of the good manufacturing practices laying down the guidelines on Quality Management System.

The European Commission has conducted a study to analyse the difficulties of Europe-based companies obtaining sufficient funding for their development of biopharmaceutical products, with a particular focus on SMEs.