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EFPIA states AI rules must “enable not hinder” pharma R&D

Drug Discovery World

Significantly for drug discovery, ‘scientific research and development’ is excluded from the scope of the Act, though this will be defined further in future guidance. The AI Act, which bans certain AI applications that it feels threaten citizens’ rights, was approved in the European Parliament in March 2024.

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Despite COVID-19, pharma R&D funding at all-time high: IQVIA

Outsourcing Pharma

According to the clinical research solutions firm, disruptions due to the pandemic did not stop the industry from fueling R&D at unprecedented levels.