Alzheimer Europe holds Company Round Table in Brussels

On 25 June, Alzheimer Europe (AE) held a Company Round Table meeting in Brussels (Belgium). Four representatives from three sponsor companies (Roche, Biogen, Lundbeck), sixteen representatives from AE member organisations, nine AE Board members and six AE staff members attended. AE Vice-Chair, Iva Holmerová welcomed participants and introduced AE Project Officer Cindy Birck. Cindy updated sponsors and other delegates on recent developments on AE’s Clinical Trial Watch. Following this, Martin Traber from Roche presented some recommendations on how to communicate negative research results and shared some experiences of Roche. Participants also heard about the European Parliament elections, which took place in May 2019 and gave feedback on this. AE Policy Officer Owen Miller gave delegates a presentation on the election’s results and next steps. Owen closed then the meeting with a presentation about the European Dementia Monitor, comparing EU country data around national dementia strategies and policies. The next Company Round Table meeting will be in Brussels on 10 December.