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
- National Center For Rare Diseases
- Address
- Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, ITALY
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Members nominated by the Member States
Austria
- Name
- Brigitte Schwarzer-Daum
- Affiliation
- Medical University Of Vienna
- Address
- Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien, 1090 Wien, AUSTRIA
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Belgium
- Name
- Tim Leest
- Affiliation
- Federal Agency For Medicines And Health Products
- Address
- Eurostation 2, Victor Hortaplein 40, 1060 Brussels, BELGIUM
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Bulgaria
- Name
- Lyubina Racheva Todorova
- Affiliation
- Bulgarian Drug Agency
- Address
- Ul. Damyan Gruev 8, 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
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Croatia
- Name
- Dinko Vitezic
- Affiliation
- Faculty Of Medicine University Of Rijeka
- Address
- Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, CROATIA
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Cyprus
- Name
- Elli Loizidou
- Affiliation
- Pharmaceutical Services Ministry Of Health
- Address
- Pharmaceutical Services, Larnacos Avenue 7, 1475 Nicosia, CYPRUS
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Czechia
- Name
- Jana Mazelova
- Affiliation
- State Institute For Drug Control
- Address
- Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague 10, CZECHIA
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Denmark
- Name
- Elisabeth Penninga
- Affiliation
- Danish Medicines Agency
- Address
- Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 Copenhagen S, DENMARK
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Estonia
- Name
- Vallo Tillmann
- Affiliation
- Tartu University Hospital
- Address
- N Lunini 6, 51014 Tartu, ESTONIA
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Finland
- Name
- Karri Penttila
- Affiliation
- Finnish Medicines Agency
- Address
- P.O.Box 55, FI-00034 Helsinki, FINLAND
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France
- Name
- Cécile Dop
- Title
- Assessor
- Affiliation
- National Agency For The Safety Of Medicine And Health Products
- Address
- 143-147 Boulevard Anatole France, 93285 St Denis Cedex, FRANCE
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Germany
- Name
- Frauke Naumann-Winter
- Affiliation
- Federal Institute For Drugs And Medical Devices
- Address
- Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, Plittersdorf, 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
- Italian Medicines Agency
- Address
- Via Del Tritone 181, 00187, Rome, ITALY
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Latvia
- Name
- Irena Rogovska
- Affiliation
- State Agency Of Medicines
- Address
- Jersikas Iela 15, 1003 Riga, LATVIA
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Liechtenstein
- Name
- Vlasta Zavadova
- Title
- Head of Medicinal Products
- Affiliation
- Office Of Health
- Address
- Aeulestrasse 51, 9490 Vaduz, LIECHTENSTEIN
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Lithuania
- Name
- Ruta Mameniskiene
- Affiliation
- Vilnius University Hospital
- Address
- Santariskiu G. 2, Vilniaus M. Sav., 08661 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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Luxembourg
- Name
- Michel Hoffmann
- Affiliation
- Centre Hospitalier Du Nord
- Address
- 120 Avenue Lucien Salentiny, 9080 Ettelbruck, LUXEMBOURG
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Malta
- Name
- Robert Nistico
- Affiliation
- Medicines Authority
- 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
- Norwegian Medicines Agency
- Address
- Sven Oftedals Vei 8, 0950 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
- National Authority Of Medicines And Health Products
- Address
- Avenida Do Brasil 53, 1749-004 Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Romania
- Name
- Olimpia Neagu
- Affiliation
- National Authority Of Medicines And Medical Devices
- Address
- Strada Mr. Av. Sanatescu Stefan 48, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
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Slovakia
- Name
- Eva Malikova
- Affiliation
- State Institute For Drug Control
- Address
- Kvetna 11, Ruzinov, 821 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
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Slovenia
Awaiting Nomination.
Spain
- Name
- Gloria Maria Palomo Carrasco
- Affiliation
- The Spanish Agency Of Medicines And Medical Devices
- Address
- Edificio 8, Calle Campezo 1, Poligono Las Mercedes, 28022 Madrid, SPAIN
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Sweden
- Name
- Darius Matusevicius
- Affiliation
- Medical Products Agency
- Address
- Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 42, Uppsala Science Park, 752 37 Uppsala, SWEDEN
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Members nominated by the European Commission on the EMA's recommendation
- Name
- Ingeborg Barisic
- Affiliation
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb
- Address
- Ulica Mije Kispatica 12, Zagreb, 10000 Grad Zagreb, CROATIA
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- Name
- Giuseppe Capovilla
- Affiliation
- Asst Di Mantova
- Address
- Strada Lago Paiolo 10, 46100, Mantova, ITALY
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- Name
- Armando Magrelli
- Affiliation
- National Center For Rare Diseases
- 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 Associacao Nacional De Displasias Osseas
- Address
- Avenida Dona Leonor De Oliveira Fernandes 46, 7005-144 Evora, PORTUGAL
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- Name
- Julian Isla
- Affiliation
- Dravet Syndrome Foundation
- Address
- Pozuelo De Alarcon, Calle De Santa Fe N 1, 28008 Madrid, SPAIN
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