Life Sciences College 2025
 

WELCOME

RENAISSANCE BRUSSELS HOTEL | Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels

AGENDA
Thursday, February 13, 2025

08:30 – 09:20

 

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST

 

09:20 – 09:30

 

WELCOME REMARKS

Conference Co-Chairs

Maarten Meulenbelt, Partner, Sidley 

Dr. Oliver Sude, Deputy Secretary General and Legal Counsel, EUCOPE

 
 

09:30 – 10:15

 

Hot Topics in CJEU LITIGATION

Vincenzo Salvatore, Former Head of Legal Service, European Medicines Agency

SESSION CHAIR: Anne Robert, Partner, Sidley

 

10:15 – 11:00

 
 

Hot Topics: The EU HTA Regulation

Dr. Ruta Janeckaite, HTA Legal Officer, European Commission

SESSION CHAIR: Matias Olsen, Senior Manager, Public Affairs and Policy, EUCOPE

 

11:00 – 11:30

 

COFFEE BREAK

 

11:30 – 12:30

 

THE commission's Pharma policy – overview

Ioana-Maria Gligor, Head of Unit, Secretariat-General, European Commission

Kristof Bonnarens, Policy Coordinator, European Commission

SESSION CHAIR: Maarten Meulenbelt, Partner, Sidley

 
 

12:30 – 13:00

 

THE Pharma Review – State of play discussion with eucope and efpia

Kristine Peers, General Counsel, EFPIA

Stefano Romanelli, Senior Government Affairs Manager, EUCOPE

SESSION CHAIR: Charlotte Ryckman, Europe Head, Clinical R&D and Regulatory Legal, AbbVie 

 

13:00 – 14:00

 

NETWORKING LUNCH

 

14:00 – 14:45

 

EU COMPETITION POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT TRENDS FOR 2025 

Michele Piergiovanni, Head of Unit and Acting Director, Competition, European Commission

Angélique de Brousse, Senior Legal Counsel, Competition EMEA, Johnson&Johnson 

SESSION CHAIR: Anne Robert, Partner, Sidley

 
 

14:45 – 15:30

 

EU shortages policy and the anticipated Critical Medicines Act

Hugues Malonne, Chief Executive Officer, Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products

Dr. Chris Boyle, Partner, Sidley

SESSION CHAIR: Dr. Seán Byrne, Senior Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, EUCOPE

 

15:30 – 16:00

 

COFFEE BREAK

 

16:00 – 17:00

 

EUROPEAN HEALTH DATA SPACE REGULATION – THE STATE OF PLAY

Martin Dorazil, Deputy Head of Unit, Digital Health, European Commission

Markus Kalliola, Programme Director, The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Tapani Piha, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Health, Finland 

Josefine Sommer, Partner, Sidley

SESSION CHAIR: Leander Vranken, Senior Policy Officer, EUCOPE

 
 

17:00

 

CLOSING REMARKS

 
 

NETWORKING RECEPTION