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EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) in Rare Disease

EU Joint Clinical Assessment is no longer theoretical. The HTA Coordination Group’s 2025 Annual Report marks the[…]

EU JCA readiness: early signals for development teams

EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) is still early in its implementation. Much of the formal framework is[…]

Why 2026 matters for EU Joint Clinical Assessment readiness

As we move into 2026, EU Joint Clinical Assessments (JCAs) are shifting from policy concept to operational[…]

Europe’s shift to patient evidence: what it means for JCA and rare-disease sponsors

What is changing in Europe’s approach to patient evidence? Recent guidance, including the EMA Reflection Paper on[…]

EU JCA 2025 Explained: What Rare Disease Sponsors Need to Know Now

The EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) is one of the most significant changes to hit market access in years.[…]

EU Joint Clinical Assessment: What Sponsors Need to Know in 2025

The Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) came into force in January 2025. It begins with oncology and advanced therapies and[…]

Patient experience data is now core evidence for the Joint Clinical Assessment

The EMA’s Reflection Paper published in September 2025 confirms an important shift. Patient experience data is no[…]

JCA is underway…what it really means for rare disease evidence

Introduction This article first appeared in the Rare Focus newsletter on LinkedIn (October 2025). The EU Joint Clinical[…]

From family to framework: how SLC6A1 Connect UK-AQ is reshaping collaboration in rare epilepsy

When Lindsay Randall’s son Arthur was diagnosed in 2018 with SLC6A1 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy, there were[…]

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