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Welcome to IRIS



A secure online platform for handling product-related scientific and regulatory procedures with EMA

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Learn about the IRIS registration and submission process


Information on organisations, substances, orphan designations, parallel distribution notices, and veterinary signals


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Procedures you can carry out on the platform
Apply for orphan designation for a medicine and manage related pre- and post- orphan designation activities (e.g., maintenance, transfers, amendments, withdrawals, annual reports)
Scientific advice – human and veterinary
Request scientific advice (including protocol assistance) on the best methods and study designs to generate robust evidence on the quality, safety and efficacy of a medicine, or apply for the qualification of novel methodologies intended to support medicines development.
Apply for a paediatric investigation plan (PIP), a product-specific waiver or a modification on an agreed PIP; request a compliance check; submit an annual report on paediatric deferred measures; ask for confirmation of applicability of a class waiver, or of inclusion of an indication within a condition; submit a notification of discontinuation
Apply for PRIME eligibility, request a PRIME meeting, submit a PRIME periodic update, or request the withdrawal of an existing PRIME regulatory entitlement.
General
Request a Research Product Identifier, submit a change of name and address of an applicant on regulatory entitlements, or request the transfer of pre-authorisation products and regulatory entitlements.
Apply for a briefing meeting with EMA’s Innovation Task Force
Pre-submission requests
Apply for eligibility, submit a letter of intent, request a pre-submission interaction or accelerated assessment, notify EMA of changes, and request the withdrawal of pre-submission products and related regulatory entitlements. Regulatory guidance is available on the EMA website for human and veterinary medicinal products.
Regulatory Procedure Management (RPM)
View procedure status, resources and timelines, exchange of documentation and communication with EMA (outside ECTD/VNeeS submissions), withdraw the case for product lifecycle procedures. Regulatory guidance can be found on the EMA website for human and veterinary product lifecycle procedures.
Report changes in the marketing status of a single product, or multiple products at the same time, for each presentation and EU Member State. You can also submit declarations of permanent cessation of marketing, and the decision to not apply for renewal or request to withdraw a central marketing authorisation.
Submit notifications of parallel distributions and manage related activities (e.g., annual reports, safety updates)
Inspections
Increase efficiency on reporting inspections data and create a better overview of scientific/regulatory data by managing your inspections for GMP, GCP and GVP processes via IRIS.
Veterinary Signal Management
Submit annual statements and signal management reports on veterinary signal management and manage related activities
Electronic Application Forms (eAF) for human variations, Product Management Service (PMS) and electronic Product Information (ePI)
The procedures eAF, PUI and ePI can be found on the PLM portal








Origin of the name
The Iris, or “Blue Flag”, is a plant used in healing and medicine since ancient times. In Greek mythology, Iris was a messenger to the Gods who carried the “Caduceus”, or staff, now found at the centre of the international symbol for medicine. The IRIS platform facilitates the exchange of regulatory and scientific information between EMA and organisations developing medicinal research products for potential use in the European Union