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UK and EU life sciences weekly: clinical trial reforms, HDRS appointment, MHRA dependency warnings, AI regulation consultation, EU cosmetics CMR amendment, Abbott v Dexcom

Published on: 15 January 2026

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Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework

EU Life sciences—key developments in 2025 and horizon scanning for 2026

This News Analysis offers a concise survey of the main EU life sciences developments throughout 2025 and flags what to expect in 2026. For more, see News Analysis: EU Life sciences—key developments in 2025 and horizon scanning for 2026.

Research and development

UK clinical trial applications and activity significantly increase in advance of regulatory reforms to take effect from April 2026

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued data indicating ‘a sharp rise’ in UK clinical trial applications and activity in 2025, ahead of new clinical trial rules set to apply from 28 April 2026. From January to November 2025, UK applications grew by 9% against the same period in 2024; studies with healthy volunteers were up 16%, first-in-human trials increased by 5%, and UK-first trials advanced by 7%. MHRA scientific advice meetings on clinical trials climbed by 75% over the...

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