Eliza Slawther
Senior Writer
Eliza began reporting on health and medical science in 2018 while completing her Master’s degree in Journalism at City, University of London. During her degree program she interned at C+D and on the London Evening Standard’s health desk. In the years since, Eliza has written about everything from mid-stage drug development to market access for medicines and devices in the EU and beyond. Her work explores the trials and tribulations of securing reimbursement for medical products in Europe, and Eliza is particularly interested in the challenges of funding innovation in health care.
Eliza has lived in London since 2017 and is originally from Cheshire, in the north west of England. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Manchester and is in the process of completing a second undergraduate degree in Biomedicine from Birkbeck College, an evening university that is part of the University of London.
Latest From Eliza Slawther
AI Used In Drug R&D Likely Exempt From Tough EU AI Rules, Says EFPIA
The European Commission’s landmark AI Act will introduce strict new rules for AI systems, with the exception of products used solely for scientific research, something that could be good news for pharma, according to industry body EFPIA.
First Of Its Kind: UK Hospital To Apply For ADA-SCID Gene Therapy Approval
Great Ormond Street Hospital is piloting a new approach to gene therapy delivery in which it will submit a marketing authorization application to the UK regulator for a lentiviral gene therapy used to treat ADA-SCID, a rare disease.
EU Stakeholders Devise Six-Point Plan To Improve Cross-Border Clinical Trials
Sponsors need guidance on ethics requirements and clarity around national regulations to conduct cross-border clinical trials in the EU, a multi-stakeholder forum says.
EU Needs Market Access Improvements Beyond New HTA Regulation
While the EU Health Technology Assessment Regulation could reduce divergence in reimbursement decisions made across member states, many national-level HTA hurdles and challenges will remain, market access experts from EFPIA say.
‘Unbalanced’ EU HTA Timelines Exacerbated By Rare Disease & Cancer Drugs
As it stands, drugmakers will have just 90 days to prepare their dossiers for EU-wide joint clinical assessments under the new Health Technology Assessment Regulation. Market access experts from EFPIA tell the Pink Sheet that this short deadline could delay patient access to complex medicines, such as innovative cancer drugs.
EMA Releases Guidance On How & When Its RWE Generation Service Can Be Used
New EU guidance outlines the process through which scientific committees, national competent authorities and other relevant decision-makers can request real-world evidence studies for regulatory purposes.