Get real: Avoiding corporate gobbledygook - Volume 24, Issue

One spring morning, I was wandering ‘lonely as a cloud’ with a ‘host of golden daffodils’ before me. Then someone stopped me in my tracks: What do you think of the changes in Big Pharma? The illusion was shattered. There was an ominous…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 30, Issue

Greetings from the croft! In this special issue on medical journalism, we have two contributions that discuss topics that have enjoyed attention in the press: 1. the emerging environmental problem because of the growing drug market for pets, and 2.…

Insulin biosimilars - Volume 28, Issue

Insulin was first purified in 1921 by Frederick Grant Banting and Charles Herbert Best at the University of Toronto. Soon after, the benefits of using insulin to treat diabetes was discovered, the patent was sold to the University of Toronto for $1,…

President's Message - Volume 25, Issue

Dear EMWA Members, Since my last message your committee have been busy on several initiatives. In November we held a very successful conference in Brussels with over 200 delegates. This provided 18 foundation and 10 advanced level workshops and an…

Gained in Translation - Volume 26, Issue

Medical translation training around Europe It’s been said a thousand times, yet, many are still not fully aware of the importance that translation has in our daily lives. Rather than merely supplanting one form of words with another, the translator…

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…

EMWA News - Volume 30, Issue

Virtual conference planned for May 2021

As previously announced by EMWA President Beatrix Doerr, we will not hold a face-to-face meeting in May 2021, but instead a virtual conference. Here you will find everything you need to know to attend: https:/…

Message from the President - Volume 23, Issue

As my 1-year term as the EMWA president is ending, I would like to say that it has been a great year! Manchester and Barcelona were incredible successes. The Executive Committee is working hard to improve all aspects of the EMWA, and, thanks to…

The new value of clinical data in Europe - Volume 29, Issue

The EU’s new Medical Devices Regulation and In-vitro Diagnostic Device Regulation has integrated and reinforced the regulatory requirements for pre- and post-market clinical trials and positioned them as vital to ensuring the safety and performance…

Genetics and environmental factors in obesity and diabetes: Complex problems, complex solutions - Volume 21, Issue

Over the centuries people have become taller, heavier, and stronger. One of the major reasons for this is the increasing supply of calories in our diets. In earlier times, weight gain was extremely beneficial for health, well-being, and lifespan,…