IMI’s GETREAL project delivered a range of new tools and resources for incorporating real-life data earlier into drug development and decision making processes. The aim of the GETREAL Initiative is to drive the adoption of these tools and so increase the quality of real-world evidence (RWE) generation in medicines development and regulatory /health technology assessment processes. Specifically, the project will set up a think tank comprising international thought leaders to discuss, assess and give recommendations on opportunities and barriers to the generation, use and acceptability of RWE. The members will also act as ambassadors for the use of RWE, engaging with key stakeholder groups to facilitate the uptake of the project outputs. The project will also set up a number of task forces to drive the development of specific GETREAL outputs in the areas of pragmatic trials; network meta-analysis and benefit-risk assessment; and statistical approaches for enriching clinical trials with real world data. Finally, the project will create a RWE research community including researchers with expertise in RWE generation as well as regulators, health technology assessment (HTA) bodies, physicians and patients. The community will provide feedback on guidelines, recommendations and white papers produced by the project.
GetReal Initiative
The GetReal Initiative
FACTS & FIGURES
Start Date |
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End Date |
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Call |
IMI2 - Call 11
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Grant agreement number |
807012
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Type of Action:
RIA (Research and Innovation Action)
Contributions | € |
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IMI Funding |
1 750 000
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EFPIA in kind |
1 350 688
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Total Cost |
3 100 688
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Summary
Achievements & News
Socio-economic legacy: GetReal's real-world resonance
IMI project GetReal and its follow-up, GetReal Initiative, show new methods of RWE collection and synthesis could be adopted earlier in pharmaceutical R&D and the healthcare decision making process.

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EFPIA companies
- Amgen Limited, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Astellas Pharma Europe BV, Leiden, Netherlands
- Astrazeneca AB, Södertälje, Sweden
- Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, Germany
- Eli Lilly and Company Limited, Basingstoke, United Kingdom
- Glaxosmithkline Research And Development LTD., Brentford, Middlesex, United Kingdom
- Sanofi-Aventis Recherche & Developpement, Chilly Mazarin, France
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Glattpark-Opfikon (Zurich), Switzerland
- UCB Biopharma SRL, Brussels, Belgium
Universities, research organisations, public bodies, non-profit groups
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- National Institute For Health And Care Excellence, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies (<€500 m turnover)
- L.A Sante, Epidemiologie, Evaluation Et Recherche L.A.S.E.R., Paris, France
- Vital Transformation, Wezembeek Oppem, Belgium
- Zorginstituut Nederland, Diemen, Netherlands
Patient organisations
- International Alliance Of Patient'Organizations, London, United Kingdom
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Name | IMI funding in € |
Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen | 393 200 |
International Alliance Of Patient'Organizations | 90 000 |
L.A Sante, Epidemiologie, Evaluation Et Recherche L.A.S.E.R. | 210 000 |
National Institute For Health And Care Excellence | 220 000 |
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht | 525 000 |
Vital Transformation | 201 800 |
Zorginstituut Nederland | 110 000 |
Total Cost | 1 750 000 |
Project coordinator
Diederick Grobbee
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Diederick Grobbee
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht