News from the EMA - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Anuradha Alahari The articles included in this section are a selection from the European Medicines Agency’s News and Press Releases archive. More information can be found on the Agency’s website: www.ema.europa.eu. Medical…

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…

Publications - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Maddy Dyer  How medical writers can support patient authors of company-sponsored publications Authors: Phil Leventhal, Danielle Drachmann, Stephen Gilliver, Hui Zhang  Medical Writing. 2025;34(2):116–120.…

Medical Devices - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Payal Bhatia Real-world data coming into play in the medical device world: What medical writers need to know Authors: Crispin Bennett, Heidi Chapman, Laura C. Collada Ali Medical Writing. 2025;34(3):123–126.…

Interview: A career journey in sustainability: Three questions for Alex Schuman, Head of Corporate Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Schrödinger - Volume 31, Issue

Many pharmaceutical and medical device companies are making huge environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments, such as striving to achieve carbon neutrality, and aiming to reach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. In order to…

Mentorship from the inside - Volume 30, Issue

In this article we interview Jose Francisco Sanchez Herrero from the Germán Trias i Pujol Institute in Badalona. He is Selma’s tutor and gives us a glimpse of what it is like to be a mentor in an academic setting. If there is one thing we learned…

Embracing a new friendship: Artificial intelligence and medical writers - Volume 28, Issue

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning-driven software are evolving toward a technological advancement revolutionising the current global, social, and economic landscape. A major breakthrough in AI is the fast-growing natural language…

Profile: An interview with Ingrid Edsman on why attending EMWA conferences is so rewarding! - Volume 24, Issue

Ingrid Edsman, with 17 years of increasingly senior clinical research positions in the Pharmaceutical Industry, is an expert in the preparation of regulatory and clinical documents. She obtained a Medical Degree at the Karolinska Institute in…

Fifth EMWA freelance business survey - Volume 25, Issue

Following surveys in 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2012, the fifth EMWA Freelance Business Survey was conducted in 2015. 181 respondents, most based in Europe, completed the survey. The findings indicate that freelance medical writing and related activities…

English Grammar and Style - Volume 22, Issue

Good writing practice is not a formal set of rules about how to write, like the requirements of GCP or GMP. Our aim is to highlight that the focus of all writers should always be on their readers, and that writers should make their texts as easy as…