The European Operating Partner — for innovative biotech & pharma with no commercial footprint in Europe
🇳🇱 Now live in the Netherlands — European MAH & ODD platform
Mirava Bio logo — European biocommercial expansion partner for rare disease, ATMP and cell and gene therapy biotechs
Rare disease · ATMPs · Cell & Gene therapy

We launch Europe for you.

From assessment to patients, without building Europe yourself.

US biotechs are rightly focused on clinical development and the US launch. Europe needs different expertise, at a different time, and the infrastructure required is fragmented, expensive, and arrives too early in the asset’s life. Mirava Bio covers that ground for you. We don’t just advise. We operate on your behalf, cross-functionally, as your fully outsourced European team. One lead engagement and accountable interface, with full visibility — while you retain ownership, strategic control and agreed decision rights, and any MAH statutory responsibilities are clearly allocated.

ONE ENGAGEMENT
ONE INTERFACE
CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY
STRATEGIC CONTROL
01

Assess

Decision Readiness

A cross-functional EU readiness assessment, decision-gate map, and 5-year P&L across Bear / Base / Optimistic scenarios. Decision-quality clarity for your Board — before any structural commitment.

02

Plan

European Playbook

Country-by-country, function-by-function: regulatory pathway, JCA / HTA strategy, market-access and pricing strategy, medical-affairs priorities, early-access options where relevant, and launch preparation — the operating manual your future team would have written.

03

Execute

Outsourced European Team

We orchestrate execution of the approved go-to-market plan: running RFPs, centralising MSAs, selecting vendors and subject-matter experts for each step, allocating resources, and sharing decision-gate guidance — function by function, milestone by milestone.

Built for biotechs that haven’t built Europe yet.

Decision-gated, milestone-based. Stop, go, or defer at every gate — commit only the resources warranted by the information available.
One bite at a time. Phased engagement, scoped to your timing — the Phase 2 readout, the BD calendar, the next fundraise.
Variable cost, not affiliate overhead. No 5+ legal entities, no fixed regional infrastructure — with access to established European expertise and specialist networks.
Optionality by design. Contracts, processes and operating assets are designed for potential transition where legally and contractually permitted.
Rare disease, ATMPs and gene therapy. Planning-to-launch is our singular expertise — built on track records of category-defining therapies (Zolgensma, Soliris, and more).
Same partner from day one to launch. Strategic planning flows directly into launch execution — no rework, no re-onboarding.
The Path to Europe

Assess. Define the playbook. Execute—step by step.

Mirava Bio assesses the European opportunity, defines a cross-functional EU entry and launch playbook, and then operates the agreed plan as an outsourced European launch capability. Execution is released one milestone at a time against decision gates agreed with the client—allowing the program to advance, adapt, pause or stop as evidence, risk and market conditions evolve.

1Phase 1 · Assess

European Opportunity & Readiness

Evaluate the European opportunity across regulatory, clinical, CMC, HTA, market-access, commercial and operational dimensions. Identify priority markets, critical gaps, viable scenarios, investment requirements and the principal risks to value creation and execution.

OutputEuropean opportunity assessment and recommended path forward.
2Phase 2 · Define

Cross-Functional EU Entry & Launch Playbook

Translate the assessment into one integrated and execution-ready European playbook. Define the target markets, regulatory route, evidence strategy, CMC and supply requirements, HTA and pricing approach, launch sequence, outsourced operating model, governance, resources, timelines and investment requirements.

Together with the client, Mirava Bio defines the cross-functional milestones, decision criteria and budget-release points that will govern execution.
OutputAn agreed, sequenced and costed European entry and launch playbook—including its cross-functional decision-gate framework.
3Phase 3 · Operate & Execute

Decision-Gated European Playbook Execution

Mirava Bio mobilizes and operates the agreed playbook as an outsourced European launch capability—coordinating workstreams, specialist partners, deliverables, governance and execution risk. Work proceeds milestone by milestone. At each pre-agreed decision gate, Mirava Bio and the client review the evidence, risks, timelines, economics and external developments before authorizing the next commitment.

Regulatory & EvidenceCMC & SupplyHTA, Pricing & AccessLaunch & Operations
Milestone-based execution
Milestone 1Decision gateMilestone 2Decision gateMilestone 3Decision gateNext commitment
At each gate: Advance · Adapt · Pause · Stop
Cross-functional gates agreed with the client during Phase 2.
OutputAccountable European execution with controlled commitments, active risk management and the ability to change course at every agreed gate.

Execute the agreed playbook—one decision-gated milestone at a time.

Outsourced European operations with the flexibility to advance, adapt, pause or stop as the investment case evolves.

What we run, cross-functionally, on your behalf.

Eight functions, one team, one contract. We recruit the right subject-matter experts and agencies — always with your approval — from internal Mirava experts and a vetted specialist network at negotiated rates, then run everything cross-functionally on your behalf: managed timelines, holistic strategic control. Your team stays focused on the US launch — with no disruption to headquarters.

Regulatory Affairs

ODD application dossier, EMA scientific advice, PRIME, MAA compilation & submission, CHMP responses, national authorisations — and holding your MAH & ODD as EU sponsor.

Market Access & HTA

JSC / JCA, value dossier, pricing strategy, international-reference-pricing management, national pricing and reimbursement negotiations, and outcomes-based agreements where relevant.

Quality & Compliance

MAH, QPPV, WDA / GDP / GMP vendor selection and oversight; QMS frameworks; mock inspections.

CMC & Supply Chain

Module 3 EU bridge, QP release, ATMP cold chain, 3PL qualification, GMO permits, serialisation.

Medical Affairs

KOL Access Champions, COE certification, scientific platform, RWE protocols, guideline strategy.

Early Access Programs

FR AP1/AP2, IT 648/96, DE §2 SGB V, CH 71a-d, FDA spillover (UAE, KSA, GR, ES) — chargeable.

Patient & Advocacy

Cross-border concierge service, patient organisation engagement, eligibility & screening campaigns.

Commercial Readiness

Operating-model selection, KAM & medical SME teams, hospital procurement, launch sequencing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Mirava Bio act as our Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) and Orphan Drug Designation holder in Europe?

Yes. Through Mirava Bio BV, our Dutch entity in The Hague, we can hold your European Marketing Authorisation and, where appropriate, act as your EU Orphan Drug Designation sponsor — a role that requires an EU-established sponsor. You access Europe without setting up a legal entity or affiliate, while retaining ownership, pricing authority and strategic control.

What does "European Operating Partner" mean?

It means a fully outsourced European team that plans and executes your market entry on your behalf — regulatory, MAH & ODD sponsorship, quality, supply chain, market access, medical affairs and commercial execution — under one contract, for innovative biotech and pharma with no commercial footprint in Europe.

How can a US biotech launch in Europe without building local affiliates?

Through a partner-based commercialisation model. Mirava Bio integrates as an outsourced European team covering regulatory affairs, market access and HTA, quality and compliance, CMC and supply chain, medical affairs, early access programs, patient advocacy and commercial readiness — under one contract, while the biotech retains ownership, pricing authority and strategic control.

When should a biotech start planning its European market entry?

At late Phase 2. European regulatory (EMA), HTA / Joint Clinical Assessment and early-access timelines run in parallel with US development. Starting at the Phase 2 readout protects option value and avoids costly rework — without committing to structural investment before the data warrants it.

What is the pathway from Phase 2 readout to a European pricing agreement?

A sequence of ten decision gates (G1–G10): readiness and scenario planning, orphan drug designation and PRIME strategy, Joint Scientific Consultation and PIP alignment, CMC bridging and QP designation, pricing architecture, early access programs, MAA submission with parallel Joint Clinical Assessment, CHMP opinion and EU marketing authorisation, national HTA dossiers, and signed pricing and reimbursement agreements.

Can a rare disease drug generate European revenue before EU approval?

Yes. France’s Accès Précoce, Italy’s Law 648/96, Germany’s §2 SGB V and Switzerland’s Art. 71a-d KVV allow chargeable early access before marketing authorisation — generating first EU revenue while real-world evidence feeds later HTA submissions.

Why do so few FDA-approved orphan drugs reach European patients?

Only around 260 orphan drugs are approved in the EU versus roughly 880 in the US — about 30%. Fragmented markets, high upfront affiliate costs, complex regulatory pathways and country-by-country pricing negotiations deter emerging biotechs, even though Europe represents over 40% of global rare disease drug sales.

Does the biotech keep control of its product and strategy?

Yes. The engagement is decision-gated and reversible: stop, go or defer at every milestone. Vendor contracts, operational systems and institutional knowledge transfer to the biotech’s team whenever it is ready to internalise. Pricing, strategy, IP and ownership always stay with the company.

Insights

Perspectives on the European pathway

Practical guidance on rare disease, ATMP and cell & gene therapy market entry in Europe.

News

Mirava Bio is now live in the Netherlands: introducing Mirava Bio BV

Our Dutch entity in The Hague now serves as European Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) and EU Orphan Drug Designation holder for biotechs with no European footprint.

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Pathway

From Phase 2 Readout to a European Pricing Agreement: The 10 Gates

A decision-gated map of the European pathway — from late-Phase 2 readiness to signed pricing and reimbursement agreements.

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Early Access

Early Access in Europe: Generating Revenue Before Marketing Authorisation

How France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland let rare disease therapies reach patients — and earn revenue — before approval.

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Regulatory

EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA): What US Biotechs Need to Know

The EU HTA Regulation timeline and what the parallel Joint Clinical Assessment means for ATMP and orphan developers.

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How We Work

  • Decision-gated. Stop, go, or defer at every milestone.
  • Time-boxed. Each phase scoped, fixed-fee where it makes sense.
  • You retain control. Pricing, strategy, IP, ownership.
  • Reversible. Clean handover when you’re ready to build.
  • Cross-functional. One team, eight functions, one contract.
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2585 DB Den Haag — Netherlands

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