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21 December, 2023

Paediatricians join project to boost clinical research in primary care

The working group led by Farmaindustria holds a new meeting, with the participation of two new pharmaceutical companies. Farmaindustria.es The drive for clinical research in Primary […]
19 December, 2023

R&D investment in the pharmaceutical industry reaches 1.4 billion euros in Spain and grows by 10% in just one year

Of the €1.395 billion registered in 2022, 60% was devoted to clinical trial development. One out of every eight euros is already spent on basic and […]
11 December, 2023

“The European Health Data Space is an opportunity to gain greater efficiency in cancer drug research”.

Farmaindustria participates in the Medical Oncology, Haematology and Oncohaematology Pharmacy Congress ‘Building Bridges’, where data management in biomedical research was discussed. Farmaindustria.es “The proposed Regulation for […]
1 December, 2023

“Clinical trials are a hope for patients with rare diseases and already account for 25% of all research done in Spain”.

Farmaindustria’s CEO, Juan Yermo, participates in the conference ‘Towards a Comprehensive European Plan: Spain’s involvement with Rare Diseases’, organised by Feder in the Spanish Congress of […]
27 November, 2023

Boosting clinical research in Primary Care, an opportunity for patients, professionals and the health system

Farmaindustria presents the ‘Guide of good practice recommendations for the promotion of clinical research in Primary Care’, which will bring new treatment opportunities to patients in […]
21 November, 2023

“The European Health Data Space is a unique opportunity that will improve research and innovation for the whole of society.

The director of Farmaindustria’s Research Department participates in a round table on the regulation of this project held at the European Parliament Office in Madrid. “For […]
13 November, 2023

Farmaindustria’s protection of personal data in research is already a benchmark in Europe and is a further incentive to attract clinical trials to Spain.

The Code of Conduct regulating the processing of personal data in clinical trials approved in 2022 makes it easier for companies and researchers to correctly comply […]
2 November, 2023

Medicines for rare diseases already account for 39% of those authorised in Europe, but take more than two years to reach Spain

The director of Farmaindustria’s Access Department, Isabel Pineros, participates in the XVI International Congress on Rare Diseases: “In recent years we have seen great advances in […]
30 October, 2023

New drugs reduce cancer deaths in Spain by almost 30%.

This is demonstrated by a recent study by Professor Frank R. Lichtenberg of Columbia University, which has just been published in the journal Value in Health. […]
24 October, 2023

Precision medicine opens new hopes in breast cancer: 14 targeted therapies authorized since 2018

On World Disease Day, which is celebrated on October 19, Farmaindustria remembers the importance of clinical trials, the previous step for the arrival of innovative treatments […]
17 October, 2023

Farmaindustria launches a proposal to speed up the delivery of innovative medicines to patients in cases where the benefit is most relevant

The document proposes, without the need for a regulatory change, a procedure that would allow the equitable arrival of drugs that meet certain criteria that make […]
11 October, 2023

Urgent measures are needed to encourage innovation and production and enable Europe to make up lost ground.

elglobal.es   In a political context with elections called for the European Parliament at the beginning of June 2024 and with Spain holding the presidency of […]
9 October, 2023

Paediatric clinical research advances in Spain driven by collaboration between researchers, healthcare professionals and the pharmaceutical industry

Between 2020 and 2022, 446 clinical trials with children and adolescents were conducted in our country, almost half of them focused on rare diseases and 90.4% […]
4 October, 2023

“Artificial intelligence and technology are driving digital therapies, which benefit not only patients, but the healthcare system and society as a whole”.

In recent years, the number of applications capable of interacting with patients to prevent, manage or treat diseases has increased, and which can also generate data […]
2 October, 2023

Decentralisation of trials, networking and digitisation, proposals to improve patient participation in clinical research

The 7th Congress of Patients’ Organisations, organised by the POP, analyses the application of the new European Regulation on Clinical Trials. Farmaindustria’s director general, Juan Yermo, […]
26 September, 2023

More than 120 molecules in Alzheimer’s research, the great hope for patients, families and society

The vast majority of them are aimed at modifying the course of the disease, according to an Iqvia report on the future of R&D. In Spain […]
19 September, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry’s plan to expand clinical trials in primary care

Only 7.5% are carried out in health centres. In order to alleviate this situation, Farmaindustria has presented a programme to promote them in outpatient clinics. Source: […]
14 September, 2023

Health commitment to the pharmaceutical industry’s Strategic Plan to avoid losing 8,000 million euros

“We are going to create a favourable environment”. This statement by José Manuel Miñones is the first step towards a roadmap that would highlight the key […]
12 September, 2023

Improving patient access to innovative medicines and boosting R&D and manufacturing in Spain are the main priorities of the pharmaceutical industry

“We must take advantage of the opportunity provided by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU to include health, medicines and the innovative pharmaceutical […]
25 July, 2023

The rise of combination therapies in cancer opens up an opportunity for patients, but requires improved access procedures

Over the next five years, the number of cancer treatments consisting of more than one drug will double, with 68 authorisations expected to be granted The […]
18 July, 2023

The 22nd Meeting of the Spanish Pharmaceutical Industry will focus on the reform of European legislation and its impact on Spain

The forum, organised by the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) and Farmaindustria, will be held on 7 and 8 September in Santander Patient representatives, drug authorities, […]
10 July, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry, one of the most value-added sectors in Europe

The sector invests 41.5 billion euros in research and directly employs some 840,000 people 300 billion, exports ¤565 billion and contributes ¤175 billion to the EU-27 […]
4 July, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies set a record for investment in collaborations with the healthcare system through R&D and support for lifelong learning

Last year, the sector contributed 313 million euros for organisations and healthcare professionals to participate in research and development activities for new treatments For the eighth […]
27 June, 2023

Spain, a global power in clinical trials

One out of every three tests carried out in Europe takes place in Spain. Investment has grown by 5.3% annually since 2011, to almost 800 million […]
19 June, 2023

“We must bring clinical trials closer to the patient’s home, and for this, research in primary care is vital”

The associate director of Clinical and Translational Research at Farmaindustria, Amelia Martín Uranga, explained at a forum organised by the POP that work is already underway […]
5 June, 2023

“Difficulties in access to orphan drugs in Spain are detrimental to patients, the healthcare system and pharmaceutical companies”

The director of Farmaindustria’s Access Department, Isabel Pineros, explains the situation of these drugs in Spain at a conference organised by the Kronos Foundation, the Hospital […]
30 May, 2023

XVI ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS

On 23 May, part of the Distefar team attended the biomedical research technology platform. The opening was a conference by Juan José Vaquero, entitled “Strategy for […]
25 May, 2023

“The availability of oncology drugs needs to improve, as only 57% of those approved in Europe are available”

The director of Farmaindustria’s Access department analyses the challenges in the access of these patients to pharmaceutical innovation at a conference of the Spanish Society of […]
22 May, 2023

Clinical trials, hope for today’s patients and new medicines for tomorrow’s patients

International Clinical Trials Day commemorates the importance of clinical trials every 20 May Clinical trials advance medicine and address unmet medical needs Source: farmaindustria.es In the […]
11 May, 2023

“The increase in international competitiveness and digitalisation will require more investment to ensure that Spain remains at the forefront of biomedical R&D”

The Deputy Director General of Farmaindustria, Javier Urzay, recalls that this is a key moment to define the country’s strategy in research to face the new […]
31 October, 2024

Open doors for research

Farmaindustria is leading a project to bring clinical trials to primary care to help decentralise this strategy. laopiniondezamora.es ‘Transforming primary care through clinical trials’ was the […]
29 October, 2024

New report on clinical trials places Spain as a leader and success story in Europe

Assessing Europe’s clinical trial ecosystem, produced by Iqvia for Efpia and Vaccines Europe, shows a 22-12% drop in the share of studies on the continent over […]
24 October, 2024

Fina Lladós, new president of Farmaindustria: ‘I will work to generate confidence and make the industry strategic in the economic and social development of Spain’.

The Extraordinary General Assembly on Thursday unanimously elected the CEO of Amgen Iberia to lead the Association for the next two years. Source: Farmaindustria.es Fina Lladós […]
22 October, 2024

Spain advances in paediatric clinical research through international projects based on public-private partnerships

There are currently more than 600 clinical trials underway for children and adolescents in Spain, almost half of them focused on rare diseases. The Spanish Network […]
8 October, 2024

Health sector awaits upcoming regulatory changes: ‘It’s a critical time’.

The closing table of the 5th Symposium of the Healthcare Observatory reviewed the challenges facing the sector. Spain, as a leader of a European health policy’. […]
27 September, 2024

Europe streamlines access to clinical trial information

The Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS), managed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), is a single entry point for the submission and assessment of clinical trial […]
26 September, 2024

Patient safety, a pharmaceutical industry commitment throughout the life of a medicine

From R&D to pharmacovigilance to production and incremental innovation, the industry is constantly seeking to maximise risk reduction in medicines. On World Patient Safety Day, WHO […]
24 September, 2024

Pharmaceutical companies at the forefront of adopting AI across the entire drug lifecycle

Artificial intelligence applied to medical research, top technology trend in 2024 according to the World Economic Forum.   Farmaindustria.es Artificial intelligence (AI) is a true revolution […]
19 September, 2024

The ‘Draghi Report’ recognises the pharmaceutical industry as a strategic pillar in Europe that should be strengthened.

The report highlights the sector’s contribution to the EU’s R&D and trade balance and recognises the worrying trend of Europe losing ground to other regions of […]
17 September, 2024

Innovative leadership, productive capacity and the ability to drive the country’s economic and social growth make the pharmaceutical industry an essential strategic sector.

The Director General of Farmaindustria, Juan Yermo, presents the sector’s potential and challenges on the second day of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Industry […]
30 July, 2024

THE VALUE OF BRAND-NAME DRUGS

    1 THE BRAND-NAME DRUG COSTS THE SAME AS ITS GENERIC DRUG Farmaindustria.es Brand-name drugs are at the same price as generic drugs in Spain. The […]
23 July, 2024

The innovative pharmaceutical industry maintains its role as a leading sector in R&D investment and exports in Europe, but loses positions worldwide, surpassed by the USA and now also by China.

For the first time, China has overtaken Europe as the creator of new active ingredients, with 25 compared to the 17 of the old continent, and […]