All EDQM press releases
PDG prepares pilot for global expansion of membership
The Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group (PDG), which brings together the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.), the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), with the World Health Organization (WHO) as an observer, is preparing a pilot to integrate additional world...
OMCL Annual Meeting 2021: European Quality Control Programmes and Strategies for Medicines
The 26th Annual Meeting of the European Network of Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCLs) took place from 6 to 10 September 2021 and was held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic situation. The meeting, organised by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines &...
Newsletter Transplant 2021 – Data shows dramatic impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The 2021 edition of the Newsletter Transplant has just been published. It summarises comprehensive information and data for 2020 from 82 countries worldwide on donation and transplantation activities, management of waiting lists, organ donation refusals and authorised centres for...
The Council of Europe appoints future EDQM Director
The Council of Europe has appointed Petra Dörr, PhD, as future Director of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM). She will take over the function from the current Director, Susanne Keitel, in October 2021.
The Eurasian Economic Commission and the EDQM agree to extend and strengthen international collaboration in the circulation of medicines - June 2021
On 26 May 2021, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) signed a memorandum of understanding. The EEC is the permanent regulatory body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which currently comprises five member...