European Medicines Agency and EIC strengthen cooperation to help health innovators reach patients

News Tank Academic - Brussels - News #448912 - Published on 21/07/26 at 15:53
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Emer Cooke, Executive Director at EMA and Momchil Sabev, Director at EISMEA - © EIC

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Innovation Council (EIC) have signed a Letter of Intent to reinforce cooperation in support of Europe’s health innovators.

Emer Cooke, Executive Director at the EMA and Momchil Sabev, Director at the European Commission's SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), signed the agreement on 15/07/2026.

The strengthened cooperation aims to provide advice, guidance, training and support to the wider research community.

It will support innovative SMEs, startups, spin-offs, research organisations and universities in translating scientific discoveries into healthcare solutions for patients. It will also strengthen horizon scanning efforts, enabling both organisations to identify emerging health technologies and assess the opportunities and challenges they…

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Emer Cooke, Executive Director at EMA and Momchil Sabev, Director at EISMEA - © EIC

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