With the emerging use of real-world data (RWD) and/or synthetic data in clinical trials to support safety and efficacy claims, the European Commission is keenly awaiting the first set of results from half a dozen projects it is funding to harness the use of such data for regulatory decision-making and health technology assessment (HTA).
EU RWE Projects Show The ‘Data Revolution In Health Research' Is Here
The European Commission has invested in several projects on novel real-world evidence methodologies, either via its key funding program for research and innovation or via public-private partnership initiatives.

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