European Medicines Agency Guidance for Applicants seeking scientific advice and protocol assistance

Published by European Medicines Agency (EMA)ECRIN

Clinical Trials Toolkit

This guidance document addresses a number of questions that users of the scientific advice or protocol assistance procedures may have. It provides an overview of the procedure to obtain scientific advice or protocol assistance and gives guidance to Applicants in preparing their request. This guidance document also explains the scope and nature of scientific advice and protocol assistance. It will enable Applicants to submit requests which are in line with Scientific Advice Working Party (SAWP) requirements and which can be validated and evaluated quickly and efficiently.

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IRDiRC E104 Building Block (National Member State Scientific Advice)

Published by IRDiRCECRIN

Clinical Trials Toolkit

Procedures set up by many (but not all) National Member State to offer scientific advice to developers of new medicines. The procedures can be similar but often less formal than for CHMP scientific advice/protocol assistance at the EMA; they may include written advice and/or face-to-face meetings. The procedures are not limited only to orphan product development and may vary between Member States.

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Through a combination of in-house and external partnerships with a range of regulatory experts and groups, EATRIS can provide regulatory support for most types of product including: Expert opinion, Orphan Drug Designation and Scientific Advice application at the EMA, Pre-clinical and clinical plan development, Informal scientific advice with selected national competent authorities, for highly complex projects,
access to EATRIS Regulatory Database (free of charge) that contains information about the regulatory requirements, guidelines and legislations from 27 EU countries (as well as Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Israel) regarding drug and medical device development derived from the application of European legislation.

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FDA Expedited Program for serious conditions – Breakthrough Therapy Designation

Published by IRDiRC

Regulatory AffairsEarly Access SupportRegulatory AdviceExpedited ProgrammeBreakthrough Therapy Designation

Process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs intended to treat a serious condition AND preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over available therapy on a clinically significant endpoint(s).

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