News from the EMA - Volume 29, Issue

September 14, 2020 – The Big Data Steering Group set up by EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) has published its workplan which sets actions to be delivered in 2020–2021. With the European Medicines Regulatory Network focused on the…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 30, Issue

Grammatical misagreement in tense

I – Present, present perfect

Introduction

Each of the sections of a journal article contains anticipated conceptual components, which can be expressed by a specific verb tense for the perspective of time and the d…

Regulatory initiatives for artificial intelligence applications: Regulatory writing implications - Volume 32, Issue

Applications of artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) components in drug development are growing exponentially. The trend is expected to continue. The growth has resulted in increased engagements on the part of regulatory agencies to…

Clinical evaluation reports: 6 years after the introduction of MEDDEV 2.7/1 revision 4 - Volume 31, Issue

MEDDEV 2.7/1 is the European guideline about the clinical evaluation of medical devices. The 4th revision, in 2016, updated how clinical evaluation should be conducted and reported, thus paving the way for clinical evaluation under the Medical…

Living medicine: The story of CAR T cell therapy - Volume 32, Issue

The advent of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies follows a decades-long quest to personalise the treatment of disease. This article highlights the early research that paved the way for the field today, touching on early pioneers in the…

Translating “medicalese”: The case of informed consent forms - Volume 33, Issue

Informed consent forms (ICFs) are documents used in clinical research to inform prospective participants about – and obtain their consent for – partaking in a clinical trial. Evidence suggests that ICFs may not be fit for purpose because their…

Changes to working practices in medical communications during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from two surveys - Volume 31, Issue

Successive waves of COVID-19 have altered opinions and working practices. We conducted a survey in early 2020 among 759 members of the medical communications community, recruited via our network, seeking their experiences, opinions, and insights.…

Introducing EMWA’s new AI Working Group - Volume 32, Issue

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad umbrella term that refers to the use of computer algorithms to perform tasks that typically require human-like intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, decision-making, and perception. The new EMWA AI…

Localisation of promotional materials for pharma - Volume 33, Issue

Unwarranted changes by the client, lengthy approvals, and multiple rounds of revision – localisation of promotional materials for pharmaceutical companies can become a nightmare if the localisation specialist is unaware of heavy regulations in the…

Digital Communication - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Nicole Bezuidenhout

Exploring the role of Microsoft’s Copilot in visual communication: Current use and considerations through science communicators’ lens

Author: Jacqueline Bersano

Medical Writing. 2024;33(3):79–88. https://do…