COMP members
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) publishes details of the members of its Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP).
The COMP consists of:
- a chair, elected by serving COMP members;
- one member nominated by each of the 28 EU Member States;
- one member nominated by Iceland and Norway;
- three members nominated by the European Commission on the Agency's recommendation;
- three members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission.
All members serve on the committee for a renewable three year period.
List of members
The list includes each member's:
- contact details;
- curriculum vitae;
- declaration of interests and confidentiality undertaking. For more information on EMA's policy on handling competing interests for committee members, see Handling competing interests.
Members
Members nominated by the Member States
Members nominated by the European Commission on the EMA's recommendation
Members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission
Chair
- Name
- Violeta Stoyanova-Beninska
- Affiliation
- College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen
- Address
- Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
- Tel.
- +0031 (0)88 2248269
- Fax.
- +31 88 2248001
- v.stoyanova@cbg-meb.nl
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Vice-chair
- Name
- Armando Magrelli
- Affiliation
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- Address
- Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, ITALY
- Tel.
- +39 064 9904363
- Fax.
- +39 064 9904370
- armando.magrelli@iss.it
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Members nominated by the Member States
Austria
- Name
- Brigitte Schwarzer-Daum
- Affiliation
- Universität Wien
- Address
- Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien, 1090 Wien, AUSTRIA
- Tel.
- +43 1 404002981
- Fax.
- +43 1 404002998
- brigitte.schwarzer-daum@meduniwien.ac.at
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Belgium
- Name
- Tim Leest
- 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 5284021
- tim.leest@fagg-afmps.be
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Bulgaria
- Name
- Lyubina Racheva Todorova
- Affiliation
- ИЗПЪЛНИТЕЛНА АГЕНЦИЯ ПО ЛЕКАРСТВАТА
- Address
- 8, Damyan Gruev str., 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
- Tel.
- +359 2 8903501
- Fax.
- +359 2 9434487
- lyubina.todorova@bda.bg
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Croatia
- Name
- Dinko Vitezic
- Affiliation
- Rijeka University School of Medicine
- Address
- Braće Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, CROATIA
- Tel.
- +385 51 651139
- Fax.
- +385 51 651174
- dinko.vitezic@medri.uniri.hr
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Cyprus
- Name
- Nectaroula Cooper
- Affiliation
- Ministry of Health
- Address
- Pharmaceutical Services, 15 Polyphimou, Strovolos industrial Area , 2033 Nicosia, CYPRUS
- Tel.
- +357 22 608621
- Fax.
- +357 22 608649
- ncooper@phs.moh.gov.cy
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Czech Republic
- Name
- Lenka Kovarova
- Affiliation
- Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv
- Address
- Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Tel.
- +420 2 72185304
- Lenka.Kovarova@sukl.cz
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Denmark
- Name
- Elisabeth Penninga
- Affiliation
- Danish Medicines Agency
- Address
- Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 København S, DENMARK
- Tel.
- +0045 4488 9119
- Fax.
- +45 44889599
- elp@dkma.dk
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Estonia
- Name
- Vallo Tillmann
- Affiliation
- Tartu University Childrens's Hospital
- Address
- Lunini 6, 51014 Tartu, ESTONIA
- Tel.
- +372 7 319500
- Fax.
- +372 7 319503
- vallo.tillmann@kliinikum.ee
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Finland
- Name
- Karri Penttila
- Affiliation
- Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus
- Address
- P.O.Box 55, Mannerheiminitie 103b, FI-00301 Helsinki, FINLAND
- Tel.
- +358 29522 3423
- Fax.
- +358 9 714469
- karri.penttila@fimea.fi
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France
- Name
- Annie Lorence
- 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 55873675
- Fax.
- +33 1 55873672
- annie.lorence@ansm.sante.fr
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Germany
- Name
- Frauke Naumann-Winter
- Affiliation
- Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
- Address
- Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
- Tel.
- +49 228 2073466
- frauke.naumann-winter@bfarm.de
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Greece
- Name
- Nikolaos Sypsas
- Affiliation
- University of Athens
- Address
- Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, 11527 Athens, GREECE
- Tel.
- +30 210 7462667
- Fax.
- +30 210 7462664
- nsipsas@med.uoa.gr
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Hungary
- Name
- Zsofia Gyulai
- Title
- assessor
- Affiliation
- Országos Gyógyszerészeti és Élelmezés-egészségügyi Intézet
- Address
- Zrínyi u. 3, H-1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
- Tel.
- +0036 1 8869335
- Fax.
- +36 1 8869463
- gyulai.zsofia@ogyei.gov.hu
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Iceland
Awaiting Nomination.
Ireland
- Name
- Geraldine O'Dea
- 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 6767836
- geraldine.odea@hpra.ie
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Latvia
- Name
- Irena Rogovska
- Affiliation
- Zāļu valsts aģentūra
- Address
- Jersikas iela 15, LV-1003 Riga, LATVIA
- Tel.
- +371 670 78409
- Fax.
- +371 670 78428
- irena.rogovska@zva.gov.lv
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Lithuania
- Name
- Ausra Matuleviciene
- Affiliation
- Vilnius University Hospital
- Address
- Santariskiu Street 2, 08661 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
- Tel.
- +370 5 2501793
- ausra.matuleviciene@mf.vu.lt
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Luxembourg
- Name
- Michel Hoffmann
- Affiliation
- Centre Hospitalier du Nord Ettelbruck
- Address
- 120 Av. L. Salentiny, L9080 Ettelbruck, LUXEMBOURG
- Tel.
- +352 273 3771
- Fax.
- +352 273 37799
- michel.hoffmann@med.chdn.lu
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Malta
- Name
- Robert Nistico
- Affiliation
- Awtorità dwar il-Mediċini
- Address
- Sir Temi Zammit Buildings, Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann, MALTA
- Tel.
- +356 23 439000
- Fax.
- +356 2343 9161
- robert.nistico@gov.mt
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Netherlands
- Name
- Elisabeth Johanne Rook
- Affiliation
- College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen
- Address
- Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
- Tel.
- +31 88224 8223
- Fax.
- +31 88 2248001
- ej.rook@cbg-meb.nl
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Norway
- Name
- Maria Elisabeth Kalland
- Affiliation
- Statens legemiddelverk
- Address
- Grensesvingen 26, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
- Tel.
- +47 2289 7797
- maria.kalland@noma.no
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Poland
- Name
- Bozenna Dembowska-Baginska
- Affiliation
- Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
- Address
- Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, POLAND
- Tel.
- +48 22 815 1774
- Fax.
- +48 22 815 7575
- b.dembowska@czd.pl
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Portugal
- Name
- Dinah Duarte
- 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.
- +351 217 987135
- Fax.
- +351 217 987248
- dinah.duarte@infarmed.pt
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Romania
- Name
- Olimpia Neagu
- Affiliation
- Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale din România
- Address
- Str. Aviator Sănătescu 48, Sector 1, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
- Tel.
- +40 21 3171102
- Fax.
- +40 21 3173497
- olimpia.neagu@anm.ro
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Slovakia
- Name
- Eva Malikova
- Affiliation
- Štátny ústav pre kontrolu liečiv
- Address
- Kvetná 11, 825 08 Bratislava 26, SLOVAKIA
- Tel.
- +421 2507 01332
- eva.malikova@sukl.sk
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Slovenia
- Name
- Martin Mozina
- Affiliation
- University Medical Centre
- Address
- Zaloska 7, 1525 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
- Tel.
- +386 4 1706628
- Fax.
- +386 1 4347636
- martin.mozina@kclj.si
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Spain
- Name
- Gloria Maria Palomo Carrasco
- Affiliation
- Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
- Address
- Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes , Edificio 8 , C/Campezo 1, 28022 Madrid, SPAIN
- Tel.
- +34 91 8225201
- Fax.
- +34 91 8225243
- gpalomo@aemps.es
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Sweden
- Name
- Darius Matusevicius
- Affiliation
- Läkemedelsverket
- Address
- Dag Hammarskjölds väg 42, 75237 Uppsala, SWEDEN
- Tel.
- +46 18 174600
- Fax.
- +46 18 548566
- darius.matusevicius@mpa.se
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United Kingdom
- Name
- Daniel O'Connor
- Affiliation
- Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
- Address
- 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London , E14 4PU, UNITED KINGDOM
- Tel.
- +44 20 3080 6305
- daniel.oconnor@mhra.gov.uk
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Members nominated by the European Commission on the EMA's recommendation
- Name
- Ingeborg Barisic
- Affiliation
- University Hospital Zagreb
- Address
- Kišpatićeva 12 , 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
- Tel.
- +385 1 4600107
- Fax.
- +385 1 4600160
- ingeborg.barisic@kdb.hr
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- Name
- Giuseppe Capovilla
- Affiliation
- C. Poma Hospital
- Address
- Strada Lago Paiolo 10, Child Neuropsychiatry Dept, Epilepsy Center, 46100, Mantova, ITALY
- Tel.
- +39 037 6201371
- giuseppe.capovilla@asst-mantova.it
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- Name
- Bruno Sepodes
- 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.
- +351 217 946400
- Fax.
- +351 217 946470
- bruno.sepodes@infarmed.pt
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Members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission
- Name
- Julian Isla
- Affiliation
- Dravet Syndrome European Federation
- Address
- 4 rue de Rennes, 29200 Brest , FRANCE
- Julian.isla@foundation29.org
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- Name
- Angelo Loris Brunetta
- Affiliation
- Fondazione Italiana ‘L.Giambrone’ per la guarigione della Thalassemia
- Address
- Via Savona 39, 81030 , Castel Volturno, ITALY
- loris.brunetta@fondazionegiambrone.it
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- Name
- Marie Pauline J. Evers
- Affiliation
- Patients Network for Medical Research and Health (EGAN)
- Address
- Koninginnelaan 23, 3762 DA Soest, NETHERLANDS
- Tel.
- +31 30 2916093
- p.evers@levenmetkanker.nl
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