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 challenges facing the industry as Europe seeks to emerge from the austerity crisis and the most recent developments in science and its impact on medical research and development.
"Working together for Europe’s Future" (27 June 2012)
- Financial Crisis in the EU countries: Reflections on Health impact & Health Systems Response (Dr Josep Figueras, MD, MPH, PhD (econ), Director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and head of the WHO European Centre on Health Policy in Brussels)
- The New Productivity Challenge (Sophia Tickell, Director PharmaFutures, Director and Founder Meteos)
- Gear up EU’s Innovative Competitiveness (Anna Nilsson Vindefjärd, PhD MBA Secretary General Research!Sweden)
"Healthcare Revolution with the New Science" (27 June 2012)
- The Promise Of Stem Cell Research (Ruth McKernan, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer - Neusentis Research Unit: Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development)
- Understand Disease Biology – Pathway to Personalized Medicine (Dr. Andreas Penk, Pfizer Regional President Oncology Europe)
- New technologies in the perspective of European Regulatory Authorities (Patrick Celis, EMA, CAT Secretariat)