A guidance was published in September 2022 to describe the process, timelines and actions for each party undertaking a parallel EMA/EUnetHTA 21 Joint Scientific Consultation.

In December 2022, the European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and the European Medicines Agency released a Recommendation paper on decentralised elements in clinical trials based on the experience gained from the COVID-19 pandemic

In December 2022, the European Commission released a Guideline on the applications for orphan designation.

The XV Foresight Training Course “Boosting research and innovation in a changing regulatory framework”, organised by Fondazione Gianni Benzi in close cooperation with Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, was held on 15-16 December 2022 in Bari and online.

The EJP RD Joint Transnational Call, a funding opportunity for research projects, will be launched on December 12th.

The XV Foresight Training Course “Boosting research and innovation in a changing regulatory framework” will run as a hybrid meeting on 15-16 December 2022 in Bari at Sala Leogrande (Ex Palazzo delle Poste, piazza Cesare Battisti 1) and online.

The annual General Assembly and Consortium Meeting of the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases – EJP RD was held in September 2022 in Porto, Portugal.

The ITHANET virtual information day will be held virtually on September 29th 14:00 – 17:00 GMT+3.

IRDiRC announced the formation of the Regulatory Science Committee.

The roundtable “Malattia di Lafora: dalla ricerca di farmaci ai diritti dei pazienti – Per una stretta cooperazione tra ricerca e assistenza” will be held on September, 12th in Bari.