On September 17th, 2024 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Center for State Control of Medicines and Medical Devices (CECMED) of the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba and the Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia (ALIMS). On behalf of ALIMS, the agreement was signed by the acting director, Saša Jaćović M.D.Sp., and on behalf of the Cuban side, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Serbia, His Excellency, Mr. Leyde Ernesto Rodriguez Hernandez. The signing of the agreement was also attended by Dr. Vera Stoiljković, assistant to the Minister of Health of the Republic of Serbia, head of the sector for international relations and European Union projects in the field of health.
The agreement envisages cooperation in the field of regulation of medicines and medical devices between the national regulatory authorities of Serbia and Cuba, for a period of five years. The goal of the memorandum is first to introduce, improve and develop relations between the signatories, in relation to medical products. This goal will be achieved through technical and scientific cooperation between the two countries, exchange of experts and mutual support, in accordance with the principles of equality, mutual respect for sovereignty, reciprocity, as well as respect for national legal regulations and international obligations of both countries.

Applications are open and the program of the 18th ALIMS International Annual Symposium has been announced

The Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Serbia announces its 18th symposium entitled “Healthy Unity With Deep Roots”, which will be held on 13-14. October 2023 at the Gorski Hotel on mountain Kopaonik.

The symposium is realized in cooperation with the co-organizers, the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, the Association of Innovative Manufacturers of Medicines – INOVIA and the Association of Foreign Genetic Medicines Manufacturers – GENEZIS and under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia.

As in previous years, the Symposium will cover the most attractive topics for the key target group – representatives of the pharmaceutical industry in the fields of medicines and medical devices for both human and veterinary use. We tried to create a balance of very practical topics and workshops and a look into the future, and this can be seen in the first draft of the program, which was also published on this occasion. Both ALIMS experts and the most eminent foreign and domestic lecturers from the region, as well as the whole of Europe and the USA, will talk about them.

Representatives of regulatory bodies with which ALIMS has bilateral or multilateral cooperation agreements or plans to sign them – Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, Slovakia, Moldova – were invited to the symposium. which we expect to send high-level delegations, and the participation of representatives of international organizations and bodies such as the European Medicines Agency, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Health Care, the WHO Office for Europe, and the EU delegation in Serbia is also foreseen.

Starting today, all interested participants of the 18th traditional ALIMS symposium can apply for participation through the symposium’s official website http://www.simpozijum-alims.rs

The symposium is once again being held at an attractive location in the Gorski Hotel on Kopaonik, which we believe will satisfy the requirements both in terms of the natural environment of one of the most beautiful mountains in Serbia, as well as in the form of conference space and all the accompanying hotel facilities that befit such a prestigious meeting.

Due to the very diverse and rich program, we have multiple parallel sessions, as well as split registration fees for drugs and medical devices on the one hand, and veterinary drugs on the other, which you can also find more information about on the official website of the symposium. The total registration fee, which includes two days of the program and all sessions, is 50,000 dinars + VAT, while the registration fee for veterinary sessions only is 33,000.00 dinars + VAT.

You can find out more about the program itself in the attachment to this notice, and although we leave the possibility of changes, we emphasize first of all that in the coming period we will work on filling the content with concrete names of lectures and especially lecturers, about which you will be informed in a timely manner.

However, we are convinced that you have more than enough information already now to decide that this time your company participates to the maximum extent possible because the essential knowledge you gain at the ALIMS Symposium cannot be obtained anywhere else in such a comprehensive and useful way.

ALIMS starts a new project with the Italian Medicines Agency: MEDI-THEFT – Data sharing and Investigative Platform against Organised Thefts of Medicines

The Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia (ALIMS) is a part of the MEDI-THEFT Project led by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) aiming to combat the growing problem of organized medicine theft.
The MEDI-THEFT project is funded by DG HOME – Internal Security Fund Programme and the activities will be implemented in a period of 24 months, starting from the 1 st November, 2021. The main objectives are to create the platform for sharing and processing data among regulatory authorities and other relevant EU actors in order to improve information, coordination and raise the efficiency of the investigations against organised medicine theft.

For more information: MEDI-THEFT_PressRelease

The Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia (ALIMS) will participate in the trainings via the e-platform and will take part in the communication and dissemination activities of the MEDI-THEFT Project results and their sustainability. In order to promote the importance of the Project in non EU MS countries, as well, it is planned to organise a presentation of the Project in the Republic of Serbia.

MEDI-THEFT Project – Official announcement after the first six months from starting the activities

In May was published the first newsletter of the project (MEDI-THEFT Newsletter N.1, May 2022) in which ALIMS is one of the partners. The newsletter contains basic information on the Project and the previous activities, the announcement of future events, as well as the interview with the project coordinator – Dr. Domenico Di Giorgio, from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA).

For more information please click here MEDI- THEFT Newsletter N.1, May 2022