[Ip-health] EC and Civil Society meeting: ACCESS TO MEDECINES- IGWG Public Health, Innovation, IPRs- Registration by Tuesday 25, noon.

Alexandra HEUMBER Alexandra.HEUMBER@brussels.msf.org
Mon Sep 24 11:50:02 2007


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Please find below information about the meeting organised by the European=
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Commission-DG Trade on Access to medicines- Intergovernmental Working=0D
Group (IGWG) on  Public Health, Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights=0D
on Wednesday 26, September 9-13pm in Brussels.=0D
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To participate please register by tomorrow 12:00 (noon) on the following=0D
link : http://trade.ec.europa.eu/civilsoc/meetdetails.cfm?meet=3D11218=0D
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CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 25/09/2007 at 12:00 (noon) *=0D
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Kind regards,=0D
Alexandra=0D
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MESSAGE FROM DG TRADE'S CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE TEAM=0D
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Ad hoc meeting : ACCESS TO MEDECINES=0D
> External Trade Website=0D
> Civil Society Homepage=0D
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Date: 26/09/2007=0D
Time: 09.00 =E2=80=93 13.00=0D
Location: Berlaymont Building, room Jean Monnet, rue de la Loi 200, 1040=0D
Brussels=0D
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Purpose of the meeting: The meeting will focus on the follow-up of the=0D
Intergovernmental Working Group on public health, innovation and=0D
intellectual property rights (IGWG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO)=
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and in particular on the IGWG's Draft global strategy and plan of action=0D
on public health, innovation and intellectual property (A/PHI/IGWG/2/2).=0D
More information on the IGWG and on the draft global strategy and action=0D
plan is available here .=0D
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The meeting will feature a series of panel discussions with the=0D
participation of relevant Commission services and civil society=0D
organisations. After each panel, the floor will be open for questions.=0D
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LEAD PARTICIPANTS=0D
- Ms Marianne Gumaelius, Mr Domenico Fornari, DG Trade=0D
- Mr Nicola Robinson, DG Health and Consumer Protection=0D
- Mr Juan Garay, DG Development=0D
- Ms Suzanne Kodsi , Mr Jose Valente, DG EuropeAid=0D
- Ms Claudia Colla, DG Internal Market and Services=0D
- Mr Denis Dambois Mr Albrecht Jahn, DG Research and Development=0D
- Ms Alexandra Heumber, Medecins sans Fronti=C3=A8res (MSF)=0D
- Mr Brendan Barnes, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and=
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Associations (EFPIA)=0D
- Ms Michelle Child, Knowledge Ecology International=0D
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AGENDA=0D
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1. Introduction by External Trade=0D
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2. Panel discussions=0D
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2.1 Access to medicines, including IP management for access and improving=
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delivery of access=0D
Panellists: Ms M. Gumaelius, Mr D. Fornari, Mr N. Robinson, Mr J. Garay,=0D
Ms S. Kodsi , Mr J.Valente, Ms Cl. Colla, Ms A. Heumber, Mr B. Barnes=0D
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2.2 Technology transfer and capacity building=0D
Panellists: Mr D. Dambois, Ms A. Heumber, Mr B. Barnes=0D
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2.3 Priority setting and sustainable systems of finance for priority=0D
Research &Development=0D
Panellists: Mr J. Garay, Ms M. Child, Mr B. Barnes=0D
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2.4 Intellectual property incentives and other pull mechanisms, such as=0D
price, patent buyout, etc.=0D
Panellists: Ms Mr A. Jahn, Ms M. Child, Mr B. Barnes=0D
Contact us : trade-civilsociety@ec.europa.eu=0D
A service of the European Commission - Directorate General Trade=0D
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Alexandra Heumber=0D
EU Advocacy Liaison Officer=0D
M=C3=A9decins Sans Fronti=C3=A8res=0D
Access to Essential Medicines Campaign=0D
Rue Dupr=C3=A9, 94. 1090 Brussels=0D
++32 (0) 2 474 75 09 (Dir off)=0D
++ 32 (0) 479 514 900 (Mob)=0D
++ 32 (0) 2 474 75 75 (Fax)=0D
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