This tool explains the origins of ERNs and highlights key resources on their conceptualisation, set-up and operations, including the legal documents on which they are based. It also points to reports and recommendations that analyse the achievements and added value of ERNs to date, indicating where there may be room for improvement, and to key resources showcasing the achievements of ERNs overall as well as where to learn more about the achievements of specific ERNs.

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Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) Classification

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Companies can consult the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to determine whether a medicine they are developing is an advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP). This is an opportunity for ATMP developers to receive confirmation that a medicine, which is based on genes, cells or tissues, meets the scientific criteria for defining an ATMP. The procedure can help developers to clarify the applicable regulatory framework since the beginning of the product development.

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Compassionate use is a treatment option that allows the use of an unauthorised medicine. Under strict conditions, products in development can be made available to groups of patients who have a disease with no satisfactory authorised therapies and who cannot enter clinical trials.

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