ARTICLE | Politics, Policy & Law
Brexit deal gives MHRA ample room to innovate
Last-minute deal gives U.K. regulatory agency freedom, scientists seat at EU research table
December 31, 2020 10:23 PM UTC
With a thirteenth hour trade agreement putting the four-year-long Brexit ordeal in the rearview mirror, the U.K. now has the independence to cut a new path as a regulatory innovator while its scientists retain access to Europe’s largest research and innovation program.
The COVID-19 pandemic has already given the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) an opportunity to showcase its chops as a regulatory leader. ...