'IMI stakeholder forum and info sessions', Brussels, Belgium

The 'IMI stakeholder forum and info sessions' will take place on 30 May 2012 in Brussels, Belgium.

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is Europe's largest public-private partnership. It seeks to improve the drug development process by supporting a more efficient discovery and development of better and safer medicines for patients. IMI supports collaborative research projects and builds networks of industrial and academic experts in Europe that will boost innovation in healthcare.

The event will feature:
- presentations on IMI project successes;
- an overview of IMI's recently-launched projects;
- an update on IMI's efforts to simplify procedures;
- a debate on IMI's impact on the pharmaceutical research and development landscape.

Additionally, there will be workshops on the following topics from current and future IMI calls for proposals:
- antimicrobial resistance;
- vaccines;
- effectiveness research.

The conference will be an opportunity to meet policymakers and representatives from small and medium-sized enterprises, patient organisations, regulatory authorities, academic teams, industry, hospitals and other organisations.For further information, please visit: http://www.imi.europa.eu/events/2012/04/24/stakeholder-forum-2012