title: [Scientific advice by the national and European approval authorities concerning advanced therapy medicinal products].
abstract: The aim of scientific advice is to support pharmaceutical developers in regulatory and scientific questions, thus facilitating the development of safe and efficacious new medicinal products. Recent years have shown that the development of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) in particular needs a high degree of regulatory support. On one hand, this is related to the complexity and heterogeneity of this group of medicinal products and on the other hand due to the fact that mainly academic research institutions and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are developing ATMPs. These often have limited regulatory experience and resources. In 2009 the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) initiated the Innovation Office as a contact point for applicants developing ATMPs. The mandate of the Innovation Office is to provide support on regulatory questions and to coordinate national scientific advice meetings concerning ATMPs for every phase in drug development and especially with view to the preparation of clinical trial applications. On the European level, the Scientific Advice Working Party (SAWP) of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicinal Agency (EMA) offers scientific advice. This article describes the concepts of national and EMA scientific advice concerning ATMPs and summarizes the experience of the last six years.
authors.affiliation: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225, Langen, Deutschland. nils.jost@pei.de.
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jost
authors.affiliation: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225, Langen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schüssler-Lenz
authors.affiliation: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225, Langen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ziegele
authors.affiliation: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225, Langen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reinhardt
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017277:Drug Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007391:International Cooperation; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products
keywords: ATMP; Advanced therapy medicinal product; EMA; PEI; Scientific Advice