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Life Sciences weekly highlights—26 April 2018

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Published on: 26 April 2018

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Table of contents

Brexit
Important relocation decision for EMA
MHRA sets out five-year strategy
Research and development
Government lacks ‘ambitious’ plan for increasing R&D investment
Calls for renewal of Concordat and Moratorium, as NHS genomics capabilities being ‘held back’
Manufacture, marketing and sale
Pharmacy (Premises Standards, Information Obligations, etc) Order 2016 (Commencement) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order of Council 2018
Safety guidance on medical devices for personal use published
EU legislation makes blood, tissues and cells ‘safer’, but must ‘keep pace'

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Life Sciences highlights includes an update on the relocation of the EMA, information about the MHRA’s corporate plan for 2018–2023, the MHRA’s guidance for safely purchasing medical devices for personal use and analysis on the significance of the data protection provisions in the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement.

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