23 Jun, 2023 Stembryos: Project launched to provide guidance on research using synthetic embryo models By Hugo Kent-Egan This week a project was launched to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs)...
10 Oct, 2022 UK Blood, Tissues and Cells: EU harmonisation in the works By Hugo Kent-Egan In June, the European Commission adopted the proposal for a regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin...
28 Sep, 2022 Branded medicines: time for a reset? By Hugo Kent-Egan For many years the landscape for the pricing of branded medicines in the UK was stable. This no longer appears to be the case. In recent...
24 May, 2022 HFEA considers supporting the removal of donor anonymity laws By Hugo Kent-Egan On Friday, the Guardian newspaper shared comments from Peter Thompson, chief executive of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology...
29 Apr, 2022 Updates to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Act By Hugo Kent-Egan On 27 April, the Progress Educational Trust (PET), a charity with the aim of advancing the public understanding of science, law and...
01 Apr, 2022 2021 Annual Report on Medicines Advertising By Hugo Kent-Egan The MHRA recently published its annual report on Delivering High Standards in Medicines Advertising Regulation. This 16th edition of the...
01 Mar, 2022 Clampdown on unregulated cosmetic procedures announced By Hugo Kent-Egan Yesterday the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced plans to introduce a licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic...
02 Feb, 2022 A milestone for the EU medical devices revolution By Hugo Kent-Egan Last week saw the first certificate registered on EUDAMED, the new centralised European Database on Medical Devices as established by...