European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) |
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founding | 1978 in Brussels |
Chair | Stefan Oschmann, Merck (DE) |
Managing directors | Richard Bergström |
Members | 33 national associations, 40 pharmaceutical companies |
Website | www.efpia.eu |
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) is a European umbrella organization of national associations of research-based pharmaceutical companies and individual pharmaceutical companies.
Members
There are 33 corporate members , which are divided into full members and affiliate members , as well as member associations , which are divided into full members and affiliate members , as well as partners in Research . National associations include the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturers for Germany, the Austrian Chemical Industry Association for Austria and scienceindustries and Interpharma for Switzerland .
structure
President is Stefan Oschmann (Merck), Vice-Presidents are Jean-Christophe Tellier (UCB) and Olivier Brandicourt (Sanofi).
purpose
The main purpose is to improve the competitiveness of research-based pharmaceutical companies in Europe in the regulatory and political environment. Among other things, EFPIA is also a founding member of the International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use . In this body, drug approval between the European Union, the USA and Japan was harmonized in cooperation with drug authorities and pharmaceutical associations .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ EFPIA - Who we are . Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ↑ Final list: AbbVie , Almirall , Amgen , Astellas Pharma , AstraZeneca , Baxalta , Bayer Healthcare , Bial , Biogen Idec , Boehringer Ingelheim , Bristol-Myers Squibb , Celgene , Chiesi Farmaceutici , Daiichi Sankyō , Eisai , Eli Lilly , Esteve, Genzyme , GlaxoSmithKline , Grünenthal , Ipsen , Johnson & Johnson , Lundbeck , Menarini , MSD Sharp & Dohme , Merck , Novartis , Novo Nordisk , Orion Oyj , Ōtsuka , Pfizer , Recordati , Roche , sanofi , Servier , Shire , Takeda , The Medicines Company , UCB and Vifor Pharma (as of February 2016).
- ^ EFPIA - Membership
- ↑ Who we are. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .