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Drugs and Medical Equipment: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an (a) economic and (b) regulatory assessment of the potential impact of In Silico computer modelling and simulation methods on the (i) pharmaceutical and (ii) medical device sector

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 21 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 25 Feb 2025
Answer: 12 Mar 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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21 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an (a) economic and (b) regulatory assessment of the potential impact of In Silico computer modelling and simulation methods on the (i) pharmaceutical and (ii) medical device sector
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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12 Mar 2025
Answer published
Funding has recently been established through the Centre of Excellence in In-Silico Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI). This CERSI cements the United Kingdom’s role at the forefront of regulatory science, driving forward the innovations of tomorrow...

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