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Medicines Counterfeiting
February 25, 2010, Hotel Jugoslavija, Belgrade


8:00 am Conference registration - coffee/tea  
8:45 am Chairperson's welcome and opening remarks  
9:00 am Keynote address
 
9:30 am

Complex system of medicines counterfeiting

• What are counterfeit medicines? What kinds of medicines are counterfeited most?
• What are the main links of a counterfeit chain?
• What is easily and most often counterfeited?
• What are the weakest parts of the system?
• How to recognize a counterfeit medicine?
• Who are the biggest winners and losers?

• What encourages counterfeiting of medicines?

•Support of the Medicines and Medical Devices of Serbia in ensuring quality, safe and effective medicines
• Counterfeit Medicines: Framework - Strategies for combating counterfeit medicines
• Experiences of the Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products
• Securing the supply chain for the safe & continuous supply of medicines
• Tatjana Šipetiζ, Director, Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia
• Domenico Di Giorgio, Senior Chemist Officer, Anti-counterfeiting Activities Manager, Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco
• Siniša Tomiζ, Director, Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices, Republic of Croatia
• Martin Fitzgerald, Legal Director, GIRP AISBL - The European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers
11:00 am Coffee break
 
11:30 am Combating counterfeit medicines
• How to fight against counterfeiters? Protection technologies
• Who controls production and distribution of medicines?
• How to prevent distribution of counterfeit medicines?
• Will bar code tags prevent counterfeiting medicines? Will they increase the price of medicines?

• Convention of the Council of Europe on Counterfeiting
• Verification of Pharmaceutical Products at the Point of Dispense - Status of the EFPIA Project
• TRIPS at 15: Future directions in international IP law and policy


• Kristian Bartholin, Criminal Law Division, Council of Europe

• Mathieu Aman, Logistics Manager & Project Manager, Roche Pharma

• Antony Taubman, Director, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization

1:00 pm Networking luncheon
 
2:00pm

Brand forgery - company identity theft

• Customs seizures of counterfeit products in the EU - the legal framework

• How to protect the trade mark against imports of counterfeit goods?

• The role of package design: An original packaging for a genuine medicine

• Counterfeit Medicines in Serbia – Legal Framework

• What measures has the Government undertaken to combat counterfeiting medicines? - How is the law enforced? What is the penalty for counterfeit?

• Maren Jergolla, Senior Associate, Wolf Theiss

• Marjan Poljak, Senior Associate, Karanovic&Nikolic


3:30 pm

Coffee break


4:00 pm Effects on business and strategies for the future
• Impact of counterfeit medicines on pharmaceutical companies' profit
• How much does the pharmaceutical industry spend on innovative anti-counterfeit solutions? Does this increase the final product price?
• Successful PR strategy in crisis management - How do companies act in public?
• How to control medicines sales over the internet?
• X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) - an effective technology for combating counterfeit drugs
• Case Study: REALDANGER Get Real, Get a Prescription Campaign

• Stjepan Prugoveθki, Business Manager CEE, PANalytical B.V.

• Daniel Ghinn, Head of Engagement, Government & Healthcare, Creation Interactive Limited
5:30 pm Closing remarks by the conference chairperson
 
5:30 pm Networking cocktail reception for speakers and delegates


*Organizer reserves the right to change program
 
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