Eliza Slawther
Senior Writer
Eliza began reporting on health and medical science in 2018 while completing her Master’s degree in Journalism at City, University of London. During her degree program she interned at C+D and on the London Evening Standard’s health desk. In the years since, Eliza has written about everything from mid-stage drug development to market access for medicines and devices in the EU and beyond. Her work explores the trials and tribulations of securing reimbursement for medical products in Europe, and Eliza is particularly interested in the challenges of funding innovation in health care.
Eliza has lived in London since 2017 and is originally from Cheshire, in the north west of England. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Manchester and is in the process of completing a second undergraduate degree in Biomedicine from Birkbeck College, an evening university that is part of the University of London.
Latest From Eliza Slawther
Value Of Vaccines ‘Underestimated’ By Policymakers, Economic Researchers Find
Adult immunization programs can save “billions” for society, but their value is underestimated because of challenges around measuring broader value evidence and a lack of incentives for companies to collect this data, says the Office of Health Economics.
Pharma Should Include ‘Heterogeneous Health Data’ In EU Regulatory & HTA Dossiers
Real-world data collected from a wide range of sources, such as wearable devices and public databases, can be used by pharmaceutical companies to boost their marketing authorization and health technology assessment applications, a regulatory policy expert from Sanofi says.
‘Don’t Cut Corners’ If You Want To Succeed, EMA Orphan Drug Head Tells Sponsors
The head of orphan medicines at the European Medicines Agency has encouraged sponsors to engage with regulators early and take “a little bit longer” to develop their product, rather than cut corners, to boost their chances of marketing authorization success.
Pharma Industry Has Shown ‘Huge Interest’ In AI For Drug Development, Says EMA
The EMA received more than 1,000 responses to its draft reflection paper on AI in drug development, some of which will be incorporated into the final document, an agency representative told this week’s RAPS Euro Convergence 2024.
Not-For-Profit Models Needed For Commercially Unviable Rare Disease Drugs
Developing drugs for some rare diseases is “just not commercially feasible,” meaning that alternative approaches, such as funding through venture philanthropy and not-for-profit models, need to be explored, a gene therapy professor has said.
Shionogi: Other Countries Must Follow UK’s Lead On Antimicrobial Incentives
Shionogi’s UK general manager praised NHS England’s novel subscription model for antibiotics, but warned the country would be “wasting money” unless other global regulators introduced similar incentives for antimicrobial development.