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Life Sciences weekly highlights—18 January 2018

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Published on: 18 January 2018

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Table of contents

Brexit
Brexit update from the MHRA
Guidance released for stakeholders on post-Brexit human and veterinary medicines
Research and development
Evidence submitted to committee on genomics in the NHS
House of Lords Committee takes evidence on life sciences
Manufacture, marketing and sale
Transitional monitoring arrangements for MAHs
MHRA launches new online service
Updated manual on 'borderline' products in medical device regulatory framework published

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Life Sciences highlights includes updates from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the Irish Health Products Regulatory Authority on Brexit, an analysis on the decision in Teva v AstraZeneca and the European Commission’s announcement on the patient data exchange infrastructure.

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