Global Harmonization Efforts Must Go Further
IGBA Secretary General Discusses ICH Guidance And Streamlined Biosimilar Pathways
Executive Summary
With global regulation of off-patent medicines continuing to evolve, IGBA secretary general Suzette Kox talks about the progress expected from regulatory harmonization for generics and a reduced clinical trial burden for biosimilars.
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