Agenda 2030 - IPEC Europe, the go-to partner for excipients

IPEC Europe aims to be recognised as the go-to partner on excipients for European stakeholders.

The priorities and goals for the period 2026-2030 have been summarised in four pillars.

Pillar 1 - Innovation

Provide essential resources to advance excipient use across all applications.

Stream 1 - Redefine the scope of excipients

  • Elaborate a globally aligned definition of excipients, fit for new therapies and evolving regulation
  • Build and execute a long-term advocacy strategy with regulators and stakeholders

Stream 2 - Develop companion guidance for excipients in new modalities

  • Adapt and expand IPEC guidance to remain relevant for biopharmaceuticals, new therapeutics and emerging excipient uses
  • Close gaps where no IPEC guidance exists and define the right formats (guidelines, annexes, position papers)

Pillar 2 - Impact

Strengthen and grow our stakeholder network.

Stream 1 - Prioritise industry relevant regulations to guide stakeholder engagement

  • Strengthen IPEC Europe’s visibility and credibility by building a structured, prioritised network of regulatory and industry stakeholders.
  • Ensure engagement focuses only on topics where IPEC Europe can have real influence and added value.

Stream 2 - Establish dedicated resources to communicate and champion our goals

  • Build the expertise and resources required to support stakeholder engagement
  • Move from reactive participation to structured, evidence-based advocacy

Pillar 3 - Added-value

Quantify the importance of excipients in the pharmaceutical value chain.

Stream 1: Quantify the value of the excipient industry

  • Produce credible, evidence-based data to demonstrate the economic and strategic importance of excipients in the pharmaceutical value chain.
  • Shift the narrative from “supporting materials” to critical enablers of medicine availability and patient safety.

Stream 2: Measure the value of IPEC Europe activities

  • Demonstrate, with concrete examples, how IPEC Europe’s work improves efficiency and optimises resources for members
  • Focus efforts on guidance and activities where impact can be measured and communicated

Pillar 4 - Knowledge

Drive education and engagement within the excipient community.

Stream 1: Develop educational programmes supporting our mission

  • Structure and professionalise IPEC Europe’s educational offer around harmonised standards and excipient fundamentals
  • Move from ad-hoc training to a coherent, scalable and reusable learning framework

Stream 2: Educate stakeholders in excipients and IPEC’s Guidelines

  • Position IPEC guidelines as the reference educational resources for excipients
  • Extend reach beyond members through structured collaboration and targeted engagement