Committees

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 EU Member States;
  • one member nominated by each of the EEA-EFTA States;
  • 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:

  • affiliation;
  • 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.

For contact details, please refer to the affiliated organisations of individual committee members.

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
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Vice-chair

Name
Armando Magrelli
Affiliation
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Address
Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, ITALY
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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
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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
Galileolaan 5/03, Avenue Galilée 5/03, B-1210 Brussel - Bruxelles, BELGIUM
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Bulgaria

Name
Lyubina Racheva Todorova
Affiliation
ИЗПЪЛНИТЕЛНА АГЕНЦИЯ ПО ЛЕКАРСТВАТА
Address
8, Damyan Gruev str., 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
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Croatia

Name
Dinko Vitezic
Affiliation
Rijeka University School of Medicine
Address
Braće Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, CROATIA
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Cyprus

Name
Elli Loizidou
Affiliation
Ministry of Health
Address
Pharmaceutical Services, 15 Polyphimou, Strovolos industrial Area , 2033 Nicosia, CYPRUS
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Czechia

Name
Jana Mazelova
Affiliation
Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv
Address
Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague, CZECHIA
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Denmark

Name
Elisabeth Penninga
Affiliation
Danish Medicines Agency
Address
Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 København S, DENMARK
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Estonia

Name
Vallo Tillmann
Affiliation
Tartu University Childrens's Hospital
Address
Lunini 6, 51014 Tartu, ESTONIA
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Finland

Name
Karri Penttila
Affiliation
Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus
Address
P.O.Box 55, FI-00034 Helsinki, FINLAND
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France

Name
Cécile Dop
Title
Assessor
Affiliation
Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé
Address
143-147 Boulevard Anatole France, 93285 St Denis Cedex, FRANCE
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Germany

Name
Frauke Naumann-Winter
Affiliation
Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
Address
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
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Greece

Awaiting Nomination.

Hungary

Name
Zsofia Gyulai
Title
assessor
Affiliation
Országos Gyógyszerészeti és Élelmezés-egészségügyi Intézet
Address
Zrínyi u. 3, H-1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
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Iceland

Awaiting Nomination.

Ireland

Awaiting Nomination.

Italy

Name
Enrico Costa
Affiliation
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco
Address
Via del Tritone, 181, 00187, Roma, ITALY
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Latvia

Name
Irena Rogovska
Affiliation
Zāļu valsts aģentūra
Address
Jersikas iela 15, LV-1003 Riga, LATVIA
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Liechtenstein

Name
Vlasta Zavadova
Title
Head of Medicinal Products
Affiliation
Amt für Gesundheit
Address
Äulestrasse 51, 9490 Vaduz, LIECHTENSTEIN
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Lithuania

Name
Ruta Mameniskiene
Affiliation
Vilnius University Hospital
Address
Santariskiu Street 2, 08661 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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Luxembourg

Name
Michel Hoffmann
Affiliation
Centre Hospitalier du Nord Ettelbruck
Address
120 Av. L. Salentiny, L9080 Ettelbruck, LUXEMBOURG
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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
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Netherlands

Name
Elisabeth Johanne Rook
Affiliation
College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen
Address
Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Norway

Name
Maria Elisabeth Kalland
Affiliation
Statens legemiddelverk
Address
Grensesvingen 26, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
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Poland

Name
Bozenna Dembowska-Baginska
Affiliation
Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
Address
Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, POLAND
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Portugal

Name
Joao Rocha
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
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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
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Slovakia

Name
Eva Malikova
Affiliation
Štátny ústav pre kontrolu liečiv
Address
Kvetná 11, 825 08 Bratislava 26, SLOVAKIA
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Slovenia

Awaiting Nomination.

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
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Sweden

Name
Darius Matusevicius
Affiliation
Läkemedelsverket
Address
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 42, 75237 Uppsala, SWEDEN
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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
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Name
Giuseppe Capovilla
Affiliation
C. Poma Hospital
Address
Strada Lago Paiolo 10, Child Neuropsychiatry Dept, Epilepsy Center, 46100, Mantova, ITALY
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Name
Armando Magrelli
Affiliation
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Address
Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, ITALY
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Members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission

Name
Marie Pauline J. Evers
Address
Postbus 8152, 3503RD Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Name
Ines Alves
Affiliation
ANDO Portugal
Address
Avenida Dona Leonor Fernandes, 46, 7005-144 Evora, PORTUGAL
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Name
Julian Isla
Affiliation
Dravet Syndrome European Federation
Address
4 rue de Rennes, 29200 Brest , FRANCE
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