The European Union recognises the key part that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play in the innovation of new medicines and the benefit that these provide for patients. At the same time it acknowledges that SME's do not have the same resources as larger companies. So in 2005 the EU introduced financial and administrative help for SMEs.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a large, complex organization which requires a good understanding of which processes are relevant for a specific project - this requires FDA specific expertise for the different product categories.
The regulanet® member in the US have local expertise and access to experts who provide this. In addition, the US regulanet® member