The new HERA Stakeholders Hub, launched by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), aims to enhance collaboration in the pharmaceutical sector. The HERA Stakeholders Hub will facilitate direct communication between businesses, national authorities, non-governmental organisations and other concerned stakeholders on medical countermeasures and pharmaceuticals, including critical medicines.
The matchmaking platform is one of the main features of the new Hub. It is expected to facilitate the connection between potential partners for supply chain collaboration and research projects. Dedicated collaboration spaces will be also available for members of the Critical Medicines Alliance and the Joint Industrial Cooperation Forum.
Members of the HERA Stakeholders Hub should also collaborate to address supply chain vulnerabilities and tackle medicine shortages, so to create a more stable and reliable supply of strategic resources in the EU.