Congratulating Elise Melon - Laureate - EFPIA College of Europe Award 2012
"Patents, Competition Law and Open Innovation: A Study of "Global Patent Warming" (Thesis presented by Elise Melon)This paper deals with the “global patent warming” phenomenon and the increasing...
View ArticleCall for Tender - European Medicines Verification System (EMVS) (05/04/2012)
Anti-counterfeiting measures on packaging such as holograms do already exist. But these can be copied, and therefore cannot provide an insurmountable barrier to counterfeiting of medicines. This fact...
View ArticleUCB CEO to chair Innovative Medicines Initiative board (07/03/2012)
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) announced today that Roch Doliveux, CEO of the biopharmaceutical company UCB, has been appointed Chairman of the Governing Board of IMI. IMI is a...
View ArticleJoint Healthcare Industry Paper: The value of industry involvement in HTA...
What is the aim of HTA?According to the EUnetHTA definition1, health technology assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that summarises information about the medical, social, economic and...
View ArticleEFPIA welcomes today's European Court of Justice ruling in the Medeva case --...
The interpretation of the CJEU takes as back to the original intent of the SPC scheme: to stimulate innovation. The much narrower interpretation by the UK court disregarded the fact that components...
View ArticleMEPs lead urgent plea from health community to prevent health crisis in Europe
Media release – European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) Ahead of the European Summit of June (28-29), leading Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) joined a broad coalition of organisations warning...
View ArticleLetter from EFPIA President, Sir Andrew Witty, to European Heads of States...
EU Growth SummitInnovation is vital to any successful long-term economic strategy. I am writing to ask that during the European Council in Brussels on 28-29 June, you and other EU leaders show your...
View ArticleAntimicrobial resistance call launched
IMI 6th Call 2012 - Stage 1IMI has launched its Call for proposals on antimicrobial resistance.The deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest is 9 July 2012.The 6th Call 2012 consists of one...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Titta Rosvall-Puplett to be Acting Executive Director of EBE
EFPIA announces the appointment of Titta Rosvall-Puplett as Acting Executive Director for EBE as from July 1, 2012. Titta joined EFPIA in 2009 as Director of Research Directors Group and was able to...
View ArticlePresentations from EFPIA 2012 Annual meetings now available online
The public conference “Working Together for Europe’s Future” and the Educational Symposium “Healthcare Revolution with the New Science” took place on 27 June and aimed respectively to explore the...
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Tackling the rise of counterfeit medicines
A recent report published by the European Commission showed the growing threat of counterfeit medicines ordered over the internet – and industry bodies must work together to tackle the problemThe...
View ArticleEuropean Health Forum Gastein 2012
This year in Gatsein, EFPIA was present on two workshops:Together with IMI we presented new ways of doing research explaining how opening collaboration to new actors was the favoured way forward today...
View ArticleCall for a Free Trade Agreement with Japan Joint statement by European...
The signatories of this statement strongly call upon the EU and Japan to launch the negotiations for a deep and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as soon as possible. An FTA will deliver...
View ArticleEuropean Antibiotic Awareness day: More needs to be done!
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global public health threat affecting both humans and animalsbut that can also spread from animals to humans through the food chain or direct contact. Despite...
View ArticleEFPIA would like to support the Federation of American Societies for...
Brussels, 21 November 2012: Research using live animals is a small but essential part of biomedical research and medicinesdevelopment. Their timely supply and transport in the best conditions, by...
View ArticleEuropean Biopharmaceutical Industry - Future for Patients
11 December 2012 - LondonEuropean Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE) is organising a forum entitled European Biopharmaceutical Industry - Future for Patients, supported by Italian Embassy in London...
View ArticleMaterials from EPAA Annual Conference 2012
Global Cooperation on alternatives (3Rs) to animal testingThe European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) hold its Annual Conference this year in Brussels on 16 November...
View ArticleEMA clinical-trials data and transparency workshop 22 November
London, 22 November 2012: Today’s workshop gave a constructive insight into the different views on the sensitive issue of clinical data transparency. It is impossible to ignore these differences. We as...
View ArticleEvent Highlights - EFPIA Second Annual Director General Lecture
EFPIA held its 2nd Annual DG Lecture on December 6th at the Thon hotel. The theme of this year was: "Access to new medicines: time for a progressive model". Please find the slides presented by EFPIA's...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament calls for immediate action to tackle antimicrobial...
Yesterday the European Parliament passed a resolution on the Microbial Challenge – Rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance. The resolution called for immediate action to tackle antimicrobial...
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Animal welfare and the European Pharmaceutical industry – explain, track, and...
Medical research continues apace. It needs to, as many health challenges still remain unmet. Animal studies continue to play an invaluable role in meeting these challenges – both in experimental...
View ArticleUpcoming CEE regional workshop on the European Stakeholder Model (ESM), a...
Registration by 8 February 2013Contact:Camilla Kent Hansen, EFPIAE-mail: camilla.kenthansen@efpia.euPhone: +32 2 627 49 89Programme of ESM Workshop Invitation ESM Workshop Tags: ESMFalsified medicines
View ArticleEFPIA- Human & Financial Resources Manager position
The job will consist of managing and supporting EFPIA´s most important asset: its people. This involves attracting, retaining, training and motivating co-workers. The position also includes the...
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eHealth Week, 13-15 May 2013, Dublin (Ireland)
The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition is designed to connect leading health information and communication technology experts. The event consists of educational sessions, vendor...
View Article23rd Regional congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, 2-5...
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View Article16 mai 2013 - Conférence «m-santé»: Quel modèle économique ? Paris (France)
16 May 2013, ParisConférence«m-santé» : Quel modèle économique? Quels investissements, quelle organisation, quelle rentabilité ? Public visé : Laboratoires, hôpitaux, médécins, assurances, telecom,...
View ArticleEuropean Immunization Week, 22-27 April 2013
The eighth European Immunization Week will take place on 22–27 April 2013. European Immunization Week (EIW) promotes the core message that the immunization of every child is vital to prevent diseases...
View ArticleConference Real World Data: Partnerships & Health Outcomes, 5 - 6 June,...
Find new ways to prove and improve health outcomes by forming patient data partnerships with payers and using the data to improve productivity throughout the lifecycle of the drug. At Real World Data:...
View ArticleWorld Tuberculosis Day, 24 March 2013
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Annual Conference on European Pharmaceutical Law, 11 - 12 April 2013,...
This annual conference will provide practitioners with an analysis of the constantly growing measures to promote patient access to information on medicinal products that have been introduced since the...
View Article4th Bruges European Business Conference, 23 April 2013
The College of Europe is pleased to invite you to the fourth Bruges European Business Conference “Europe as a Location for Industry and Innovation”, to be held at the College campus in Bruges (Dijver...
View ArticleCertificate in Healthcare Compliance Ethics & Regulation, 24 - 28 June 2013,...
The Certificate in Healthcare Compliance Ethics & Regulation has been designed for Compliance Officers and Compliance Managers. It presents European and International Laws in the Healthcare Sector...
View ArticleInvitation to the EUPATI 2013 Conference : A vision for 2020, Rome, 19 April...
The goal of this Conference is to look to the future: 2020 and three years beyond the end of the project, to how tools and knowledge provided through EUPATI could make a difference to patients,...
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Nominations are now open for the Parliament Magazine's MEP Awards 2013
Nominations are now open for the Parliament Magazine's MEP Awards 2013 When and Where? Tuesday 25 June 2013 from 18.00, Concert Noble, Brussels To nominate an MEP for this year's awards, please click...
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EFPIA’s Annual Meetings 2013 – Brussels, 24-26 June
EFPIA’s Annual Meetings 2013 – Brussels, 24-26 JuneBrussels Meeting Centre SQUAREMont des ArtsB – 1000 Brussels THE WAY OUT FOR EUROPE: Innovation-led Growth Each year, EFPIA’s Annual Meetings...
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WHO Presentation
WHO Presentation at the Global Health Debate: Access to Medicines: what should the industry contribute? (Part I: the affordability challenges). Given 29 May 2013.File: who.pdfTopics: Patients’ Access...
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MSF Presentation at May 29 Global Health Debate on Access to Medicines
MSF Presentation at the Global Health Debate: Access to Medicines: what should the industry contribute? (Part I: the affordability challenges). Given 29 May 2013.File: msf.pdfTopics: Patients’ Access...
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EFPIA Presentation at May 29 Global Health Debate on Access to Medicines
EFPIA Presentation at the Global Health Debate: Access to Medicines: what should the industry contribute? (Part I: the affordability challenges). Given 29 May 2013.File: efpia.pdfTopics: Patients’...
View ArticleAccess to Medicines: Part I - the affordability challenges
As part of its global health initiative, EFPIA today organised a debate on the role of the industry in improving access to medicines. Chaired by MEP Filip Kaczmarek the debate heard presentations from...
View ArticleSupply Chain Security for Life Sciences 23 - 25 Sept.
Event : Supply Chain Security for Life Sciences - Moving Mobile – Maintain Authenticity, Security and Traceability Online and Onsite 23 - 25 September 2013. More information here.OnsiteTopics:...
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