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Management Board members

This page lists the current members of the European Medicines Agency's Management Board.

It lists each member's contact details, as well as his or her declaration of interests and confidentiality undertaking, and a short curriculum vitae. Signed paper copies of the declarations of interests are available for inspection at the Agency's offices.

Members

Chair

Name
Christa Wirthumer-Hoche
Affiliation
BASG - Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Address
Traisengasse 5, A- 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
Tel.
+43 50 55536000
Fax.
+43 66 5559536000
Email
christa.wirthumer-hoche@ages.at
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Vice-chair

Name
Grzegorz Cessak
Title
President
Affiliation
Urząd Rejestracji Produktów Leczniczych, Wyrobow Medycznych i Produktów Biobójczych
Address
Al. Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warszawa, POLAND
Tel.
+48 22 8514381
Fax.
+48 22 8515243
Email
grzegorz.cessak@urpl.gov.pl
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European Parliament

Representative

Name
Anthony Borg
Affiliation
University of Malta
Address
Block A , New Humanities Bldg, Msida, MALTA
Tel.
+35 6997 14690
Email
tonio.borg@um.edu.mt
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Name
Björn Lemmer
Affiliation
Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Address
Zeppelinallee 33, 60325 Frankfurt, GERMANY
Tel.
+49 69 7075496
Email
bjoern.lemmer@medma.uni-heidelberg.de
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Alternates

European Commission

Representative

Name
Carlo Pettinelli
Title
Director
Affiliation
European Commission
Address
DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Breydel, avenue d'Auderghem 45, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Email
carlo.pettinelli@ec.europa.eu
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Name
Anne Bucher
Title
Director General
Affiliation
European Commission
Address
DG SANTE - Health and Food Safety, Belliard 232, rue Breydel 4, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Email
SANTE-DG@ec.europa.eu
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Alternates

Name
Stefano Soro
Title
Head of Unit
Affiliation
European Commission
Address
DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Breydel, avenue d'Auderghem 45, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Email
GROW-EMA@ec.europa.eu
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Name
Andrzej Rys
Title
Director
Affiliation
European Commission
Address
DG SANTE B - Health systems, medical products and innovation, rue Belliard 232, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 2 2969667
Email
andrzej.rys@ec.europa.eu
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Austria

Representative

Name
Christa Wirthumer-Hoche
Affiliation
BASG - Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Address
Traisengasse 5, A- 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
Tel.
+43 50 55536000
Fax.
+43 66 5559536000
Email
christa.wirthumer-hoche@ages.at
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Alternates

Name
Thomas Reichhart
Affiliation
Bundesamt fur Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Address
Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen/AGES Medizinmarktaufsicht, Traisengasse 5, 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
Tel.
+43 50 55536003
Email
thomas.reichhart@ages.at
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Belgium

Representative

Name
Xavier De Cuyper
Affiliation
Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten - Agence Fédérale des Médicaments et des Produits de Santé
Address
EUROSTATION gebouw, blok 2, Victor Hortaplein 40 / 40, Bâtiment EUROSTATION, bloc 2, place Victor Horta, 40/ 40, B-1060 Brussel - Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 2 5284000
Fax.
+32 2 5284001
Email
xavier.decuyper@fagg-afmps.be
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Alternates

Name
Greet Musch
Affiliation
Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten - Agence Fédérale des Médicaments et des Produits de Santé
Address
EUROSTATION gebouw, blok 2, Victor Hortaplein 40 / 40, Bâtiment EUROSTATION, bloc 2, place Victor Horta, 40/ 40, B-1060 Brussel - Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 2 5284065
Email
greet.musch@fagg-afmps.be
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Bulgaria

Representative

Name
Bogdan Yavorov Kirilov
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
ИЗПЪЛНИТЕЛНА АГЕНЦИЯ ПО ЛЕКАРСТВАТА
Address
8, Damyan Gruev str., 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
Tel.
+359 2 8903555
Fax.
+359 2 8903434
Email
bogdan.kirilov@bda.bg
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Alternates

Name
Svetlin Sofroniev Spirov
Affiliation
ИЗПЪЛНИТЕЛНА АГЕНЦИЯ ПО ЛЕКАРСТВАТА
Address
8, Damyan Gruev str., 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
Tel.
+359 2 8903555
Fax.
+359 2 8903434
Email
svetlin.spirov@bda.bg
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Croatia

Representative

Name
Vili Beros
Title
Assistant Minister
Affiliation
Ministarstvo zdravlja
Address
Ksaver 200a, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
Tel.
+385 1 4607677
Email
vili.beros@miz.hr
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Alternates

Name
Sinisa Tomic
Affiliation
Agencija za Lijekove i Medicinske Proizvode
Address
Ksaverska cesta 4, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
Tel.
+385 1 4884100
Fax.
+385 1 4884110
Email
sinisa.tomic@halmed.hr
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Cyprus

Representative

Name
Loizos Panayi
Title
Director
Affiliation
ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΥΤΙΚΕΣ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΕΣ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ
Address
Ministry Of Health, 15 Polyphimou, 2033 Lefkosia , CYPRUS
Tel.
+357 22 608607
Fax.
+357 22 339623
Email
lpanagi@phs.moh.gov.cy
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Alternates

Name
Irini Chrysafi Fanidou
Title
Pharmacist A
Affiliation
ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΥΤΙΚΕΣ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΕΣ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ
Address
Ministry Of Health, 15 Polyphimou, 2033 Lefkosia , CYPRUS
Tel.
+357 22 608 684
Fax.
+357 22 608 649
Email
ichrysafi@phs.moh.gov.cy
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Czech Republic

Representative

Name
Irena Storova
Affiliation
Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv
Address
Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel.
+420 272 181344
Email
irena.storova@sukl.cz
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Alternates

Name
Jiří Bureš
Affiliation
Ústav pro státní kontrolu veterinárních biopreparátů a léčiv
Address
Hudcova 56a, 621 00 Brno - Medlánky, CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel.
+420 541 518201
Fax.
+420 541 210026
Email
bures@uskvbl.cz
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Denmark

Representative

Name
Thomas Senderovitz
Affiliation
Danish Medicines Agency
Address
Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 København S, DENMARK
Tel.
+45 93 596479
Fax.
+45 44889599
Email
dir-int@dkma.dk
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Alternates

Name
Mette Aaboe Hansen
Title
Head of Division
Affiliation
Danish Medicines Agency
Address
Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 København S, DENMARK
Tel.
+45 44889317
Fax.
+45 44889599
Email
dir-int@dkma.dk
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Estonia

Representative

Name
Kristin Raudsepp
Affiliation
Ravimiamet
Address
1, Nooruse Street, 50411 Tartu, ESTONIA
Tel.
+372 7 37 41 40
Fax.
+372 7 37 41 42
Email
kristin.raudsepp@ravimiamet.ee
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Alternates

Name
Alar Irs
Affiliation
Ravimiamet
Address
1, Nooruse Street, 50411 Tartu, ESTONIA
Tel.
+372 7 374 140
Fax.
+372 7 374 142
Email
chmp@ravimiamet.ee
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Finland

Representative

Name
Eija Pelkonen
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus
Address
P.O Box 55, FI-00034 Fimea, FINLAND
Tel.
+358 29522 3341
Fax.
+358 29522 3007
Email
eija.pelkonen@fimea.fi
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Alternates

Name
Esa Heinonen
Title
Director
Affiliation
Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus
Address
P.O Box 55, FI-00034 Fimea, FINLAND
Tel.
+358 29 522 3341
Email
esa.heinonen@fimea.fi
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France

Representative

Name
Dominique Martin
Title
Director General
Affiliation
Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé
Address
143-147 Bvd Anatole France, 93285 Saint-Denis Cedex, FRANCE
Tel.
+33 1 55873014
Fax.
+33 1 55873012
Email
dominique.martin@ansm.sante.fr
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Alternates

Name
Jean-Pierre Orand
Affiliation
Agence Nationale du Médicament Vétérinaire - Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail
Address
8 rue Claude Bourgelat, Parc d'Activités de la Grande Marche, CS 70611, Javené, 35306 Fougères Cedex, FRANCE
Tel.
+33-299 94 78 60
Fax.
+33-299 94 78 64
Email
jean-pierre.orand@anses.fr
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Germany

Representative

Name
Karl Broich
Title
President
Affiliation
Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
Address
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
Tel.
+49 228 993073704
Fax.
+49 228 993073709
Email
leitung@bfarm.de
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Alternates

Name
Thomas Muller
Address
Friedrichstraße 108, 10117 Berlin, GERMANY
Email
Thomas.Mueller@bmg.bund.de
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Greece

Representative

Name
Aikaterini Antoniou
Title
President
Affiliation
National Organization for Medicines
Address
284 Mesogeion Avenue, Holargos, 15562 Athens, GREECE
Tel.
+30 21320 40216
Fax.
+30 21065 49598
Email
president@eof.gr
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Alternates

Name
Ioannis Malemis
Affiliation
National Organization for Medicines
Address
284 Mesogeion Avenue, Holargos, 15562 Athens, GREECE
Tel.
+30 213 2040277
Fax.
+30 210 653 7591
Email
vicepresident@eof.gr
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Hungary

Representative

Name
Matyas Szentivanyi
Affiliation
Országos Gyógyszerészeti és Élelmezés-egészségügyi Intézet
Address
Zrínyi U. 3, 1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
Tel.
+36 18869 300
Fax.
+36 1 8869463
Email
Szentivanyi.Matyas@ogyei.gov.hu
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Alternates

Name
Beatrix Horvath
Affiliation
Ministry of National Resources
Address
Arany János utca 6-8., 1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
Tel.
+36 1795 1143
Fax.
+36 1795 0173
Email
beatrix.horvath@emmi.gov.hu
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Ireland

Representative

Name
Lorraine Nolan
Title
Chief Executive
Affiliation
An tÚdarás Rialála Táirgí Sláinte
Address
Kevin O'Malley House, The Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, 2, IRELAND
Tel.
+353 1 6764971
Fax.
+353 1 6764061
Email
lorraine.nolan@hpra.ie
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Alternates

Name
Rita Purcell
Affiliation
An tÚdarás Rialála Táirgí Sláinte
Address
Kevin O'Malley House, The Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, 2, IRELAND
Tel.
+353 1 634 3438
Fax.
+353 1 6767836
Email
rita.purcell@hpra.ie
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Italy

Representative

Name
Luca Li Bassi
Affiliation
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco
Address
Via del Tritone, 181, 00187, Roma, ITALY
Tel.
+39 06597 84205
Fax.
+39 06 59784054
Email
international@aifa.gov.it
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Alternates

Name
Giuseppe Amato
Title
HEAD OF THE TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
Affiliation
Ministero della Salute
Address
Lungotevere Ripa, 1 , 00153, Rome, ITALY
Email
g.amato@sanita.it
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Latvia

Representative

Name
Svens Henkuzens
Title
Director
Affiliation
Zāļu valsts aģentūra
Address
Jersikas iela 15, LV-1003 Riga, LATVIA
Tel.
+371 67078 424
Fax.
+371 67078 428
Email
Svens.henkuzens@zva.gov.lv
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Alternates

Name
Janis Zvejnieks
Affiliation
Zāļu valsts aģentūra
Address
Jersikas iela 15, LV-1003 Riga, LATVIA
Tel.
+371 67078 431
Fax.
+371 670 78428
Email
janis.zvejnieks@zva.gov.lv
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Lithuania

Representative

Name
Gintautas Barcys
Title
Director
Affiliation
State Medicines Control Agency
Address
Žirmūnų str.139A, LT-09120 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Tel.
+370 5 2639264
Fax.
+370 5 2639265
Email
gintautasbarcys@vvkt.lt
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Alternates

Name
Gediminas Pridotkas
Title
Director
Affiliation
Nacionalinis maisto ir veterinarijos rizikos vertinimo institutas
Address
J.Kairiukscio st.10, 08409 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Tel.
+370 5 2780470
Fax.
+370 5 2780471
Email
gpridotkas@nmvrvi.lt
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Luxembourg

Representative

Name
Laurent Mertz
Title
Attaché de Gouvernement 1er en rang
Affiliation
Ministère de la Santé
Address
Villa Louvigny - 1er étage, Allée Marconi, 2120 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
Tel.
+352 247 85541
Email
laurent.mertz@ms.etat.lu
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Alternates

Name
Jacqueline Genoux-Hames
Affiliation
Ministère de la Santé
Address
Villa Louvigny - 1er étage, Allée Marconi, 2120 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
Tel.
+352 247 85593
Fax.
+352 247 95593
Email
jacqueline.genoux-hames@ms.etat.lu
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Malta

Representative

Name
John Joseph Borg
Affiliation
Awtorità dwar il-Mediċini
Address
Sir Temi Zammit Buildings, Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann, MALTA
Tel.
+356 23 439129
Fax.
+356 23 439158
Email
john-joseph.borg@gov.mt
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Alternates

Name
Gavril Flores
Title
Operations and regulatory affairs manager
Affiliation
Awtorità dwar il-Mediċini
Address
Sir Temi Zammit Buildings, Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann, MALTA
Tel.
+356 234 39151
Fax.
+356 2 3439161
Email
gavril.flores@gov.mt
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Netherlands

Representative

Name
Hugo Hurts
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen
Address
Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Tel.
+31 8 85248000
Fax.
+31 8 82248001
Email
hr.hurts@cbg-meb.nl
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Alternates

Name
Constant Van Belkum
Title
Deputy Director
Affiliation
College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen
Address
Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Tel.
+31 88 2248020
Fax.
+31 88 2248 001
Email
ca.v.belkum@cbg-meb.nl
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Poland

Representative

Name
Grzegorz Cessak
Title
President
Affiliation
Urząd Rejestracji Produktów Leczniczych, Wyrobow Medycznych i Produktów Biobójczych
Address
Al. Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warszawa, POLAND
Tel.
+48 22 8514381
Fax.
+48 22 8515243
Email
grzegorz.cessak@urpl.gov.pl
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Alternates

Name
Marcin Kolakowski
Affiliation
Urząd Rejestracji Produktów Leczniczych, Wyrobow Medycznych i Produktów Biobójczych
Address
Al. Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warszawa, POLAND
Tel.
+48 604 561052
Fax.
+48 22 4921109
Email
marcin.kolakowski@urpl.gov.pl
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Portugal

Representative

Name
Rui Santos Ivo
Title
Vice President of the Executive Board
Affiliation
INFARMED - Autoridade Nacional do Medicamento e Produtos de Saúde, I.P.
Address
Parque de Saúde de Lisboa, Avenida do Brasil, 53, 1749-004 Lisboa, PORTUGAL
Tel.
+351 21 7987109
Fax.
+351 21 7987120
Email
rui.ivo@infarmed.pt
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Awaiting Nomination.

Romania

Representative

Name
Marius Daniel Sisu
Title
President
Affiliation
Agentia Natională a Medicamentului şi a Dispozitivelor Medicale
Address
Str. Aviator Sănătescu 48, Sector 1, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
Email
marius.sisu@anm.ro
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Alternates

Name
Roxana Stefania Stroe
Title
Pharmacovigilance assessor
Affiliation
Agentia Natională a Medicamentului şi a Dispozitivelor Medicale
Address
Str. Aviator Sănătescu 48, Sector 1, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
Tel.
+40 21 3171100
Fax.
+40 21 3163497
Email
roxana.stroe@anm.ro
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Slovakia

Representative

Name
Zuzana Batova
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
Štátny ústav pre kontrolu liečiv
Address
Kvetná 11, 825 08 Bratislava 26, SLOVAKIA
Tel.
+421 2 50701103
Email
zuzana.batova@sukl.sk
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Alternates

Name
Judita Hederová
Affiliation
Ústav štátnej kontroly veterinárnych biopreparátov a liečiv
Address
Biovetská 34, 949 01 Nitra, SLOVAKIA
Tel.
+421 37 6933517
Fax.
+421 37 6517915
Email
hederova@uskvbl.sk
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Slovenia

Representative

Name
Momir Radulovic
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
Javna agencija Republike Slovenije za zdravila in medicinske pripomočke
Address
Slovenceva ulica 22, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Email
momir.radulovic@jazmp.si
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Awaiting Nomination.

Spain

Representative

Name
Maria Jesus Lamas Diaz
Affiliation
Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
Address
Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes , Edificio 8 , C/Campezo 1, 28022 Madrid, SPAIN
Tel.
+34 91 8225028
Fax.
+34 91 8225010
Email
sdaem@aemps.es
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Alternates

Name
Cesar Hernandez Garcia
Affiliation
Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
Address
28040 Madrid, SPAIN
Tel.
+34 91 8225072
Fax.
+34 91 8225161
Email
chernandezg@aemps.es
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Sweden

Representative

Name
Catarina Andersson Forsman
Title
Director General
Affiliation
Läkemedelsverket
Address
Box 26, 751 03 Uppsala, SWEDEN
Email
EU-koordination@mpa.se
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Alternates

Name
Sara Rosenmuller
Title
Deputy Director
Affiliation
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Address
Fredsgatan 8, 10333 Stockholm, SWEDEN
Tel.
+46 8 4051000
Fax.
+46 8 7231191
Email
sara.rosenmuller@regeringskansliet.se
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United Kingdom

Representative

Name
Ian Hudson
Title
Chief Executive
Affiliation
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Address
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London , E14 4PU, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.
+44 20 30806546
Fax.
+44 20 87543966
Email
ian.hudson@mhra.gov.uk
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Alternates

Name
Jonathan Mogford
Affiliation
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Address
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London , E14 4PU, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.
+44 020 30806600
Fax.
+44 020 37543966
Email
jonathan.mogford@mhra.gov.uk
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Representatives of patients' organisations

Representative

Name
Yann Le Cam
Title
C.E.O.
Affiliation
Eurordis
Address
Plateforme Maladies Rares, 96 Rue Didot, 75014 Paris, FRANCE
Tel.
+33 1 56535210
Fax.
+33 1 56535215
Email
yann.lecam@eurordis.org
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Representatives of doctors' organisations

Representative

Name
Wolf-Dieter Ludwig
Affiliation
Arzneimittelkommission der deutschen Ärzteschaft
Address
Herbert-Lewin-Platz 1, 10623 Berlin, GERMANY
Tel.
+49 30 400456551
Fax.
+49 30 400456556
Email
wolf-dieter.ludwig@akdae.de
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Representatives of veterinarians' organisations

Representative

Name
Nancy de Briyne
Title
Deputy executive director
Affiliation
Federation of Veterinarians of Europe
Address
Avenue de Tervueren 12, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 25 337020
Fax.
+32 25 372828
Email
nancy@fve.org
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Observers

Iceland

Representative

Name
Runa Hauksdottir Hvannberg
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
Lyfjastofnun
Address
Vínlandsleið 14, IS-113 Reykjavík, ICELAND
Email
runa@ima.is
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Alternates

Name
Einar Magnússon
Title
Director
Affiliation
Velferðarráðuneytið
Address
150 Reykjavik , ICELAND
Tel.
+35 45 458100
Fax.
+354 5 519165
Email
einar.magnusson@vel.is
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Liechtenstein

Representative

Name
Brigitte Batliner
Affiliation
Amt für Gesundheit
Address
Äulestrasse 51, 9490 Vaduz, LIECHTENSTEIN
Tel.
+423 236 7325
Fax.
+423 236 7350
Email
brigitte.batliner@llv.li
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Alternates

Name
Martin Stricker
Affiliation
Amt für Gesundheit
Address
Äulestrasse 51, 9490 Vaduz, LIECHTENSTEIN
Email
martin.stricker@llv.li
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Norway

Representative

Name
Audun Haga
Title
Director General
Affiliation
Statens legemiddelverk
Address
Postboks 240, Skøyen, 0213 Oslo, NORWAY
Tel.
+47 2289 7701
Fax.
+47 2289 7799
Email
audun.haga@noma.no
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Alternates

Name
Ivar Vollset
Title
Deputy Director General
Affiliation
Statens legemiddelverk
Address
Postboks 240, Skøyen, 0213 Oslo, NORWAY
Tel.
+47 22 897771
Fax.
+47 22 897799
Email
ivar.vollset@noma.no
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