European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

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European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
(EFPIA)
founding 1978 in BrusselsBelgiumBelgium 
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

  1. ↑ EFPIA - Who we are . Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. ^ EFPIA - Membership
  4. ↑ Who we are. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .