EUCOPE
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The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs AISBL was founded in autumn 2008.http://www.bpi.de/Default.aspx?tabindex=10&tabid=549 It is a trans-European Association for Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs. Its goal is to support and to promote members of the pharmaceutical industry in all stages of the development of new products, including the fields:
Emphasis is put on the interpretation and the communication of International Regulations and Legislation towards its Members.
- Scientific objectives
- Legal aspects
- Technical standards
- Economical possibilities
Emphasis is put on the interpretation and the communication of International Regulations and Legislation towards its Members.
Structure
- President of the Association: Jan G. Smith, ABIGO Medial AB, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. - Vice-President: Dr. Bernd Wegener, B.R.A.H.M.S AG, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - Vice-President: Stefano Bonani, SEGIX ITALIA srl, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- Treasurer: Dr. Sigurd Pütter, Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co. KG, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- Secretary General: Dr. Alexander Natz
Policy Objectives
EUCOPE is active in the above mentioned areas:- Transparent reimbursementReimbursementReimbursement is the act of compensating someone for an expense . Often, a person is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses when the person incurs those expenses through employment or in an account of carrying out the duties for another party or member....
and pricing decisions - Fast national marketing authorisation procedures
- Incentives for incremental research
- Public perception of pharmaceutical innovations by SMEs
- Increased need for collaboration
- Community patentCommunity PatentThe EU patent or European Union patent, formerly known as the Community patent, European Community Patent, or EC patent and sometimes abbreviated as COMPAT, is a patent law measure being debated within the European Union, which would allow individuals and companies to obtain a unitary patent...
and strong intellectual property rights - Recast of the clinical trials legislation
- Informed patient as political objective
- Effective promotion of R&DResearch and developmentThe phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
by tax incentives - Reduced VATVatVat or VAT may refer to:* A type of container such as a barrel, storage tank, or tub, often constructed of welded sheet stainless steel, and used for holding, storing, and processing liquids such as milk, wine, and beer...
rates for pharmaceuticals - Prevention of late payment by public authorities