EMA head forced to step down
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Guido Rasi, executive director of the European Medicines Agency, has had to step down from his position after the EU's civil service tribunal annulled the European Commission's 2011 decision establishing a shortlist of candidates for the post. The judgment means that the decision by the EMA's management board to select Professor Rasi from the shortlist and appoint him executive director on 6 October 2011 has also been annulled.