The European Operating Partner, for innovative biotech & pharma with no commercial footprint in Europe
🇳🇱 Now live in the Netherlands, European MAH & ODD platform
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Rare disease · ATMPs · Cell & Gene therapy · Europe

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 CONTRACT
ONE INTERFACE
SENIOR-LED
YOU KEEP CONTROL
THE PATH TO EUROPE

Four steps. Enter at the stage your asset needs.

Each step ends with a decision: stop, go or defer. Time-critical work can run alongside assessment and planning.

STEP 1 · 3-4 WEEKS
Scan
An opportunity scorecard, the critical risks and a recommendation on whether deeper work is justified.
Gate: assess now, later or not at all
STEP 2 · 10-12 WEEKS
Assess
The European investment case: patient opportunity, route, countries, scenarios and funding requirement.
Gate: Europe go / no-go
STEP 3 · 4-5 MONTHS
Plan
An integrated roadmap with named owners, dependencies, milestones and budget.
Gate: route, countries, budget
STEP 4 · BY PHASE
Execute
An operating team delivering the agreed work, with gate reporting and budget control.
Gates: first access, reimbursement, launch

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.
BEFORE YOUR US LAUNCH

Decisions made before your US launch decide what Europe is worth.

Three of them can still be shaped today, and each moves the value of your European opportunity.

Evidence requirements
What EMA and HTA bodies will expect from your Phase 3 package.
European access strategy
Which routes, countries and sequence open paid access first.
Pricing implications
How a European price flows back into your US net through international reference pricing (IRP) and most-favored-nation (MFN) dynamics.
WHERE TO START

Three situations we meet most often.

Pivotal planning
Identify the European evidence and pathway decisions while they can still influence development.
SCANASSESS
Phase 3 & US launch prep
Establish the investment case and mobilise priority European work, such as early access, in parallel.
ASSESSPLANEXECUTE
Approved or near approval in Europe
Close readiness gaps and run access, reimbursement and launch activities.
PLANEXECUTE
DONE BEFORE

Eight recent engagements for rare disease and ATMP biotechs.

Client names under NDA. All delivered in the last six months.

ASSESS
JCA route decision, gene therapy, retinal disease.
Readiness, decision memo, JSC window recommendation.
ASSESS
Board primer and full EU business case, gene therapy, rare paediatric epilepsy.
Five-year P&L, three scenarios, access routes.
PRE-SCAN
European value framing ahead of a Series A, rare genetic overgrowth disorder.
EU rights to secure in a licence deal, what Europe adds to the round.
SCAN
EU Opportunity Scan and investment summary, rare paediatric metabolic disease.
Five decision gates, country sequence, platform vs own affiliate.
ASSESS
Chargeable early-access plans, CAR-T in a rare autoimmune neurological disease and an orphan paediatric asset.
Country routes, price corridor, revenue and P&L.
ASSESS
Acquisition diligence, marketed product, rare paediatric neurological disease.
Data room, patient funnel, pricing and MFN exposure, ex-US DCF for the bid.
PLAN
EU go-to-market framework and roadmap, gene therapy, rare paediatric neurodevelopmental disorder.
Readiness Gantt, playbook, financial blueprint.
PLAN
EU Masterclass for a US leadership team, rare endocrine disease.
Regulatory, access, US pricing exposure and early access before the US launch.

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.

Read more →

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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