▁Professor ▁Hugh ▁Wat kins ▁ ▁U CL ▁F ell ows ▁Professor ▁Nick ▁Fre em ant le ▁Professor ▁D ame ▁Haz el ▁G enn ▁Professor ▁A ro on ▁H ing or ani ▁Professor ▁Robert ▁Hor ne ▁Professor ▁Al un ▁Hugh es ▁Professor ▁Philip ▁L uth ert ▁Professor ▁Qu entin ▁P ank h urst ▁Professor ▁Ros al ind ▁Ra ine ▁Professor ▁David ▁Taylor ▁Professor ▁Bry an ▁Williams ▁Professor ▁Martin ▁Ut ley ▁ ▁Project s ▁ ▁Ada pt ive ▁lic ens ing ▁ ▁C AS MI ▁is ▁leading ▁an ▁evaluation ▁of ▁whether ▁the ▁UK ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁suitable ▁test ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁potential ▁adapt ive ▁lic ens ing ▁pilot ▁through ▁the ▁European ▁Medic ines ▁Agency . ▁This ▁was ▁recently ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁government ' s ▁‘ Strategy ▁for ▁UK ▁Life ▁Sciences : ▁One ▁Year ▁On ’ ▁report . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁a ▁work shop ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Well come ▁Trust ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Str at ified ▁medicine ▁ ▁C AS MI ▁is ▁developing ▁recommend ations ▁on ▁how ▁the ▁regul atory ▁environment ▁and ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁R & D ▁process ▁should ▁be ▁adapted ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁strat ified ▁medicine ▁and ▁companion ▁di agnostics . ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁of ▁cell ▁ther apy ▁ ▁C AS MI , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Technology ▁Str ategy ▁Board , ▁is ▁investig ating ▁current ▁and ▁anticip ated ▁regul atory ▁obst acles ▁to ▁the ▁successful ▁commercial isation ▁of ▁cell - based ▁ther ap ies , ▁seeking ▁to ▁integrate ▁the ▁opinion