Support by the SME office is open to enterprises that:
- have a valid SME status assigned by EMA;
- develop and market medicines in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
The Regulation was adopted in December 2005 to promote innovation and the development of new medicines for human and veterinary use by SMEs.
Surveys and roundtables
The office runs surveys and roundtable discussions with pharmaceutical industry associations representing SMEs. This is to get feedback on their experience with the Regulation, EMA's related services and the challenges SMEs face.
This also aims to help guide EMA's future support activities for SMEs.
Outcomes of the survey and roundtables reports are available below:
To find more reports and supporting documents on the office's activities, as well as upcoming events, go to:
For more information, see:
Annual and multi-annual reports
The 2023 annual report is available, highlighting main SME office findings, such as:
- 43% increase in the number of SME briefing meetings on regulatory strategy of medicine development
- 33% increase in the success rate for marketing authorisation applications for human medicines
- Strengthened collaboration with the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
- Significant therapeutic advances achieved with SME-developed medicines, including Pedmarqsi, Aqumeldi and Loargys
Find below an overview of the previous SME annual reports by year.
Select the expandable panels to access the documents.