International Regulators Say Collaboration Is Key To Tackling Pharma Globalization Challenges
Executive Summary
Regulators from Canada, the UK and Australia discuss their experiences of working together under both the ACCESS Consortium, an international regulatory worksharing coalition, and Project Orbis, a parallel review process designed to speed up access to oncology medicines.
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