{"id":150338,"date":"2020-06-27T00:25:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T00:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/irishwoman-lands-eu-drugs-agencys-top-job\/"},"modified":"2020-06-27T00:25:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T00:25:15","slug":"irishwoman-lands-eu-drugs-agencys-top-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/irishwoman-lands-eu-drugs-agencys-top-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Irishwoman lands EU drugs agencys top job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first woman to head up the European Medicines Agency in its 25-year history takes the reins as the EU reckons with the possibility of increased health powers.<\/p>\n<p>Emer Cooke, director of the World Health Organizations regulation and prequalification department, was selected by the EMAs management board Thursday to take over from Executive Director Guido Rasi, whose term ends on November 15.<\/p>\n<p>However, she will only be formally appointed after she gives a statement to the European Parliaments Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) on July 13. After that, theres an overlap expected with Rasi, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/?p=1390851\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expressed his desire for a long handover period<\/a> that gives him time to train his successor.<\/p>\n<p>Cookes work at the WHO, where she has led the organizations work on the regulation of medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices, is praised by those whose job it is to be skeptical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShes done very important work on regulation and quality at the WHO, which includes the WHO prequalification work,\u201d said Ellen t Hoen, director of medicines law and policy and researcher at the University of Groningen. This work has been vital in the scale-up of low-cost generic medicines, she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nIts \u201cnot just another high ranking civil servant,\u201d said the European Public Health Alliances Yannis Natsis.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe advantage of coming from the WHO is that she has contacts with regulatory agencies, because thats what her job involves,\u201d said t Hoen. \u201cSo she will come with a tremendous international network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fact that shes a woman is an extra bonus, said t Hoen, adding: \u201cWe need more health agencies run by women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the WHO, Cooke spent 14 years at the EMA as head of its inspections sector, as well as international liaison and, most recently, as head of international affairs. A pharmacist by training, Cooke began her career in the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland and then moved to the Irish regulatory agency. She has also worked at the European pharmaceutical lobby, EFPIA.<\/p>\n<p>This experience in both industry and regulation brings \u201ca well-rounded perspective\u201d to her role, said Thiru Balasubramaniam, managing director of KEI Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Its \u201cnot just another high ranking civil servant,\u201d said the European Public Health Alliances Yannis Natsis, whos also a member of the EMAs management board.<\/p>\n<p>The EMA \u201cis one of the most powerful regulators in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h3>Greater powers<\/h3>\n<p>Cooke steps into the role when \u201cpublic health in Europe is a turning point,\u201d said Vincenzo Salvatore, a former general counsel for the EMA, now counsel at the law firm BonelliErede. \u201cTheres a lot of discussion on transferring to the European Union more powers in the public health sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the pandemic wreaked havoc on health systems the world over, Europe at times struggled to work together \u2014 proof that stronger international coordination is needed, in Salvatores eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Even Rasi admits that the EMA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/?p=1390080\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">may have a larger role to play<\/a>, particularly with regards to tackling drug shortages and building a network of clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, Salvatore said, the EMA has been key in streamlining the approval procedures for potential drugs and treatments and in promoting research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really have a lot of expectations [regarding] the skills and ability of the new executive director,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>And its not just the EU giving greater powers to its agency. The EMA itself has beefed up its role.<\/p>\n<p>The agencys political autonomy has \u201cgrown steadily\u201d over the years, said Natsis, noting that Rasi himself has carved out a role that features \u201ca high degree of autonomy, independence and flexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder his leadership, the EMA has grown in power and prestige,\u201d he sai<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/emer-cooke-meet-the-woman-shaping-the-future-of-the-european-medicines-agency\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><br \/>\n[contf]<br \/>\n[contfnew]<br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snap.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/politico-logo.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">politico<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[contfnewc]<br \/>\n[contfnewc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first woman to head up the European Med..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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