As a science-driven organisation, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently developed a framework to formalise, structure and further develop interactions with the academic community in the context of the European medicines regulatory network. The framework’s overall objectives are: 1) to raise awareness of the mandate and work of the European medicines regulatory network to increase academia’s trust in and engagement with the regulatory system; 2) to foster the translation of academic research into novel methodologies and medicines; 3) to ensure that the best scientific expertise and academic research are available on time to support effective evidence generation, regulatory advice and guidance, as well as decision-making in regulatory processes; 4) to work with academia to develop regulatory science that embraces scientific progress in medicines development without compromising patient safety.

Source: http://www.ema.europa.eu/