Independent opportunities

The scenario the U.K. is trying to avoid is a full disconnect from EMA when the Brexit curtain falls. But a clean break from the agency could create opportunities for the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to fast track innovation in areas where the country has scientific expertise.

In particular, two industry representatives and one former MHRA official think the agency could become a regulator of choice for cell and gene therapies and real-world trials...