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The future for medicine regulation - MHRA delivery plan, clinical trials, innovation, safety, public involvement and collaboration with regulatory partners, industry and internationally

July 2022


Price: £95 PLUS VAT
Format: DOWNLOADABLE PDF


This conference examined key issues for medicine regulation, looking at next steps for clinical trials and patient involvement.


Overall, key areas for discussion included:


  • regulation - the MHRA’s Delivery Plan for 2021-23 - the evolving role and scope of the regulator - developing new approaches to regulation - partnerships
  • clinical trials - priorities for change following consultation - public involvement - efficiency - transparency - issues for ensuring patients are listened to and responded to as part of the process
  • innovation - regulatory support - developing frameworks to facilitate safe access to innovative products and new therapies - options for streamlining and fast-track approvals
  • wider priorities - evidence collection - improving health outcomes - engagement with the wider life sciences ecosystem - the UK’s international role

We are pleased to have been able to include keynote sessions with Dr Glenn Wells, Chief Partnerships Officer, MHRA; Juliet Tizzard, Director of Policy and Partnerships, Health Research Authority; Dr Ali Hansford, Head of Regulatory Strategy Policy, ABPI; and Meindert Boysen, Director, Centre of Health Technology Evaluation, NICE.


The conference was an opportunity for stakeholders to consider the issues alongside key policy officials who attended from the DHSC; Department of Health, NI; DIT; MHRA; GLD; OLS; and The Scottish Government - as well as by parliamentary pass-holders from the House of Lords.



This pack includes

  • Dropbox video recording of the conference
  • PDF transcript of the discussion, including all speaker remarks and Q&A
  • PDFs of speakers' slide material (subject to permission)
  • PDFs of the delegate pack, including speaker biographies and attendee list
  • PDFs of delegate articles