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The European Innovation Network as a hub for medicines innovation in Europe

The European Innovation Network is working to support the European medical innovation ecosystem by facilitating early dialogue between developers of medicines and regulators, as well as providing a platform for regulators to share information, good practices and expertise.
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    1. European Medicines Agency (EMA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

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    1. National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYÉI), Budapest, Hungary.

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    1. State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL CZ), Prague, Czech Republic.

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    1. Malta Medicines Authority, San Gwann, Malta.

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    1. European Medicines Agency (EMA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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    1. Icelandic Medicines Agency (IMA), Reykjavik, Iceland.

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    1. European Medicines Agency (EMA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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    1. Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP), Brussels, Belgium.

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    1. Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Bonn, Germany.

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    1. Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA), Uppsala, Sweden.

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    1. Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS), Madrid, Spain.

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    1. Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB), Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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    1. Norwegian Medicines Agency (NoMA), Oslo, Norway.

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    1. Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB), Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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    1. Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Langen, Germany.

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