Joint Scientific Consultation EU Strategies for Medical Device Companies
Joint Scientific Consultation EU Strategies for Medical Device Companies

By João L. Carapinha

June 19, 2026

The EU Joint Scientific Consultation gives medical device developers a voluntary route to obtain targeted feedback on clinical evidence plans well before formal Joint Clinical Assessment and national reimbursement decisions. Manufacturers of select high-risk technologies can align their developme...
Insights on EU Joint Clinical Assessment for High-Risk Medical Devices
Insights on EU Joint Clinical Assessment for High-Risk Medical Devices
EU Joint Clinical Assessment is a distinct, harmonised process that operates separately from CE marking. It produces comparative clinical evidence on selected high-risk devices to support more consistent national reimbursement decisions across EU member states. Insights from the
LesionAttn Skin Cancer AI Enhances Fairness in Dermatological Diagnostics
LesionAttn Skin Cancer AI Enhances Fairness in Dermatological Diagnostics
LesionAttn Skin Cancer AI tackles a critical flaw in current skin cancer detection tools: models that unconsciously rely on background skin features differing between men and women, producing unequal accuracy across genders. By steering neural networks to focus on the actual lesion instead of the...
Advancing CAPVAXIVE Pediatric Vaccine Approval for High-Risk Youth
Advancing CAPVAXIVE Pediatric Vaccine Approval for High-Risk Youth
The CAPVAXIVE Pediatric Vaccine Approval expands options for children and adolescents aged 2 through 17 who have completed their primary pediatric pneumococcal series yet face elevated risk due to chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, or lung disease. ...
USTR Germany Pharma Investigation and its Impact on Global Drug Pricing
USTR Germany Pharma Investigation and its Impact on Global Drug Pricing
The USTR Germany Pharma Investigation has exposed how Germany’s pharmaceutical reimbursement policies force American patients to finance a disproportionately large share of worldwide drug research and development. By systematically suppressing prices below sustainable levels, these practices erod...
Biotechnology Act Europe Driving Innovation and Investment in Life Sciences
Biotechnology Act Europe Driving Innovation and Investment in Life Sciences

By João L. Carapinha

June 18, 2026

The Biotechnology Act Europe offers a once-in-a-generation chance to turn the continent’s world-class life sciences research into scalable commercial successes that remain in Europe rather than migrating elsewhere. By tackling regulatory fragmentation and sharpening investment signals, the legisl...
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LesionAttn Skin Cancer AI Enhances Fairness in Dermatological Diagnostics

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LesionAttn Skin Cancer AI Enhances Fairness in Dermatological Diagnostics

By João L. Carapinha

June 19, 2026

LesionAttn Skin Cancer AI tackles a critical flaw in current skin cancer detection tools: models that unconsciously rely on background skin features differing between men and women, producing unequal accuracy across genders. By steering neural networks to focus on the actual lesion instead of the...
USTR Germany Pharma Investigation and its Impact on Global Drug Pricing

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USTR Germany Pharma Investigation and its Impact on Global Drug Pricing
The USTR Germany Pharma Investigation has exposed how Germany’s pharmaceutical reimbursement policies force American patients to finance a disproportionately large share of worldwide drug research and development. By systematically suppressing prices below sustainable levels, these practices erod...
Multistakeholder Approaches to Optimize Oncology Market Access Strategy

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Multistakeholder Approaches to Optimize Oncology Market Access Strategy

By João L. Carapinha

June 16, 2026

Effective oncology market access strategy has become markedly more complex as geopolitical pressures reshape how innovative cancer therapies reach patients, as made clear in Iroda Jurabekova’s pharma summit presentation. Determining whethe...
AI Healthcare Liability and Ethical Accountability in Clinical Practice

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AI Healthcare Liability and Ethical Accountability in Clinical Practice
AI Healthcare Liability has surged to the forefront of European healthcare as powerful clinical algorithms outpace existing legal structures. A joint opinion by the national bio...

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