The French drugmaker is pushing ahead with a listing of its Euroapi business on the Euronext in the next couple of months, in spite of the turbulence that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought to stock markets.

At a Medicines for Europe webinar on learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, a clear consensus emerged that a continued co-ordination between industry, regulators and the European Commission was key to both effectively address the current crisis and ensure a greater level of preparedness for similar challenges in future.

In a new “blueprint” document, the CGPA has called for investment in Canada’s domestic generic pharmaceutical infrastructure to bolster its manufacturing and supply capabilities, as well as urging an enhanced international role and a local stockpile of essential drugs.