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Job offer: European Pharmacopoeia Programme and Process Manager
If you meet the eligibility criteria and are a citizen of one of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe, please submit your application using our online recruitment website.
2021 Highlights – EDQM annual report now available
The 2021 annual report of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) is now available, providing a comprehensive overview of its activities and achievements. New to this edition is a four-page summary of key facts and figures in the introductory section, allowing...
Temporary job offer: Assistant
Salary: from €2 460 (netto/month) Contract type: temporary (until end of 2022, renewable in 2023) Place: Strasbourg (France) We're looking for several individuals to operate secretarial duties, highly motivated and who can quickly slot in to our existing structure and immediately operate...
EDQM closure Thursday 26 and Friday 27 May 2022
Due to a public holiday in France, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) will be closed on Thursday and Friday 26 and 27 May 2022. Normal office hours will resume on Monday 30 May 2022.
Call for experts: join the Ph. Eur. network!
The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) is seeking independent scientific experts to join its groups of experts and working parties. Professionals from national authorities (e.g. pharmacopoeial authorities, official medicines control laboratories, licensing authorities and inspectorates), the...
Ph. Eur. Commission adopts first “horizontal standard” for monoclonal antibodies
At its 172nd session in March 2022, the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission adopted a new general chapter, Cell-based assay for potency determination of TNF-alpha antagonists (2.7.26), the first of three planned new horizontal standards for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The adoption of...
European Pharmacopoeia 11th Edition (11.0-11.2) – Subscriptions now open!
The 2023 subscriptions to the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.), including the initial release (11.0) and the first two supplements (11.1-11.2), are now available for sale in the WebStore of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM). Subscribers may choose either...
Certification monthly report of activities: End of April 2022
The latest monthly activity report for the Certification of Substances Department (DCEP) is now available. End of April 2022 Certification Monthly Report For more information, access the Certification Database.
New BSP study publication: Heparin Low-Molecular-Mass for Assay BRP
An article on the outcome of the Biological Standardisation Programme (BSP) study for the establishment of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Heparin Low-Molecular-Mass for Assay Biological Reference Preparation batch 11 is now available online. The article has been published in Pharmeuropa...
24 replacement batches released in April 2022
Replacement batches for Ph. Eur. reference standards Removal Future removal Change of sales units Information on change of price Change of EDQM storage/shipping conditions See also: Content of the Ph. Eur. RS catalogue How to place an RS order The EDQM announces the release of: 24 replacement...
New policy for the development of monographs on medicinal products containing chemically defined active substance hydrates or solvates
At its 172nd session in March 2022, the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission approved a new policy for the development of monographs on medicinal products containing chemically defined active substances in hydrate or solvate form. This policy differentiates between hydrates, which have...
New OCABR guideline on inactivated COVID-19 vaccines
The new Official Control Authority Batch Release (OCABR) “Guideline for Pandemic COVID-19 Vaccine, Inactivated”, containing the agreed list of tests to be performed by Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCLs) for OCABR, is now available and is in force from 4 May 2022. The availability of...
Council of Europe adopts recommendation on developing and optimising programmes for the donation of organs after the circulatory determination of death
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)3 on the development and optimisation of programmes for the donation of organs after the circulatory determination of death in February 2022. Each year thousands of patients die or endure poor quality of life...
New general text on comparability of alternative analytical procedures: European Pharmacopoeia launches public consultation
The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) at the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) is seeking feedback on its new general text on the comparability of alternative analytical procedures (5.27). The draft text elaborates on the requirement expressed more succinctly...
New Pharmeuropa Bio & Scientific Notes article now online: Human immunoglobulin for ACA BRP
A new scientific article on the outcome of a recently concluded Biological Standardisation Programme (BSP) study has been published in Pharmeuropa Bio & Scientific Notes 2022. Four replacement batches of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Biological Reference Preparation (BRP) for Human...
Proceedings of Workshop on alternatives to animal testing in Quality Control of Veterinary Vaccines now available
The proceedings of the workshop "Novel in-vitro model as alternative to in vivo toxoid vaccines testing: Clostridium septicum vaccine as proof of concept" have been published in FreePub, a free online EDQM journal. The event, held in March 2021, was jointly organised by the European Directorate...
EDQM sticker no longer to appear on Certificates of suitability
As of the 1 May 2022, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) sticker will no longer appear on Certificates of suitability to the European Pharmacopoeia monographs (CEPs). This adhesive sticker (see picture) will no longer be pasted on CEPs next to the wet...
European Pharmacopoeia 11th Edition International Conference: early-bird registration now available
Registration is now open for the international conference to mark the launch of 11th Edition of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.). The conference will take place from 19 to 21 September 2022, both in-person, in Strasbourg (France), and virtually. The main themes of the conference are...
Outcome of the 172nd session of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, March 2022
The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission held its 172nd session on 22 and 23 March 2022. The Commission adopted 78 texts at this session, to be published in Ph. Eur. Supplement 11.1 and be effective as of 1 April 2023. These 78 texts included six new monographs and one new general...
Certification monthly report of activities: End of March 2022
The latest monthly activity report for the Certification of Substances Department (DCEP) is now available. End of March 2022 Certification Monthly Report For more information, access the Certification Database.