SSFA Società di Scienze Farmacologiche Applicate

1. SSFASocietà di Scienze Farmacologiche Applicate Viale Abruzzi, 32 | 20131 Milano Tel. 02.29536444 | Mail info@ssfa.it

2. Aboutus • Established in 1964 in Milan (wherestillbased), fromconceptsof some Experts in PharmacologicalSciencesworking in PharmaceuticalIndustry. • Withongoingchanges in the Pharmaceutical Area , SSFA adaptedtochanges . • Troughnewopportunitiesofrelationship, in principlewithMedicalDepartmentsofPharmaceuticalCompanies in ordertofind out newcooperations in differentareasas: Research & Development, RegulatoryAffairs, Education, Information & Communication

3. SSFA-BoardofDirectors Accountant: Giovanni G. Fiori – Medineos Board of Directors free voted every three years by all the Associates, constituting of 14 Members: 11 Council Members and 1 Accountant President: Marco Romano – Chiltern International Vice- President: Marie-Georges Besse – ServierInstitute of Research Office Manager: Salvatore Bianco – AKROS Bioscience Treasurer: Anna Piccolboni – Zambon BoardMembers: Alessandra Aloe – Merck Serono Giuseppe Assogna – SIFEIT Rossana Benetti – Roche Sergio Caroli – Advisor Gianni De Crescenzo – Celgene Betty Polikar – Fondazione Gemelli Elisabetta Riva – Ospedale San Raffaele

4. SSFA – BoardofDirectorsActivities Board of Directors meets about6 times per year. Open to all Associates. Annually, the General Assembly is stated for: • Presentation of the realised activities • Plan for the following year • Approval of the Report of the President • Approval of Annual Budget

5. SSFA-ObjectivesArticlesofAssociation–Art. 3 SSFA primaryaim: Topromote and coordinate scientificinitiatives–amongAssociates/forAssociates- in biomedicalsciencesappliedto : R&Dofnewtherapeuticagentsalsobymeansofconferences, meetings, courses and seminars. Aims: • Tosustainscientificresearch in Italy; • Topromoteknowledge in the Area and scientific and professionaleducationofyoungresearchers; .

6. SSFA –objectivesArticlesofAssociation-Art. 3 (con.t) • Toguarantee and toenhance the scientificactivityof Experts in biomedicaldisciplinestaking part in newterapeuticagents’ implementation; toofficially express the opinionsof the Associates on scientific, technical and ethicalthemesrelatedtotheirspecificactivities; tokeepcontactswithother National and International Societieswithsimilaraims; d) Tokeepcontactswith public and private OrganismsofPharmaceuticalResearch. SSFA is a notfor profit Association

7. HonoraryMembers During the annualAssemblyofAssociates, SSFA BoardofDirectorsproposes people with a leadingrole in ClinicalResearch, asHonoraryMembers OurHonoraryMembers Rodolfo Paoletti, Piero Sensi, Silvio Garattini, Vincenzo Longo, Davide Della Bella, Paolo Preziosi, Franco Bonati, Paolo Mantegazza, Ettore Ambrosioni, Antonio Pecile, Dina De Stefano, Paolo Emilio Lucchelli, Domenico Bodega, Luciano M. Fuccella, Carlo Tomino, Umberto Filibeck, Domenico Barone, Angela Del Vecchio, Domenico Criscuolo, Francesco De Tomasi.

8. SSFA in Italy • WorkingGroups (WGs) • Training and Updating • Master - Center ofexcellence "PHARMATRAIN" at UniversityCattolica–Rome and at University “Bicocca” -Milan • Collaborationwith AIFA (ItalianMedicinesAgency) • Contacts and CooperationwithotherOrganisms, Institutions and ScientificSocieties • Our web site (www.ssfa.it) • Ourbulletin (SSFAoggi) • Social Media (Facebook and Linkedin) • SSFA Youth

9. WorkingGroups (WGs) • InstitutionalAffairs • LegalAffairs • BIAS (ASsociatedBiometristicians of Industry) • MedicalDevices • Pharmacoeconomics & Market Access • Pharmacovigilance “Ernesto Montagna” • GIQAR (QualityAssurance in Research) & Sub Groups (GCP, GLP, GMP-R&D, QAFV) • Complementary Medicine • Pharmaceutical Medicine • Media Relations • Observationalstudies ...SSFA in Italy

10. Basic & Updating Training Over the pastthreeyears ~ 90 Eventshavebeenorganised • Courses • Masters • Congresses • Round Tables • Workshops • Other Educational Meetings ... Withabout 2500 adhesions ! ...SSFA in Italy

11. Master in Rome ...SSFA in Italy

12. Master in Milan ...SSFA in Italy

13. SSFA and FA During processing ofMinisterialDecrees on ClinicalResearch AIFA hasimplementedduring last years a way ofconsultationwithinvolved and relevantinstitutions SSFA ispresentamong the invitedinstitutions at consultating. ...SSFA in Italy

14. Ourfurthercooperations • Otherscientific /representativesocieties: organisationofcourses, symposia and other common initiatives. • Universities : organisationofmasters and conferences . • Hospitals: meetingsasintroductiontomethodology in clinicalresearch. • Medical Management Departments: training, educational and communicationcooperations. ...SSFA in Italy

15. Ourofficial web site ...SSFA in Italy

16. Our Journal ...SSFA in Italy

17. SSFA and Social Media Linkedin and Facebook ...SSFA in Italy

18. SSFA Youth Yearly, SSFA organisesdifferentlevelscourses, in principlemanagedbyPharmaceutical Medicine Working Group. Specificallyfor Young people , free or low-cost, toencourageparticipation. The Coursesasaboveallowtofinalise the universitaryeducationthroughexperiencespreparingasintroductiontoemployment. ...SSFA in Italy

19. SSFA Youth People tocontact: Francesco Assogna,Valeria Perosino, Michela Salvadori ,Mario Spione, Rossella Troia Aims: result of cooperation between four alumni of Master “Preclinical and Clinical Drug Research and Development” and the SSFA Board of Directors, it is born by the need to set up a bridge between universitary and working worlds, allowing a line-up and exchange of views between colleagues Primary Aim: promotion of training, updating and development of a relational network, promotion ofactivecooperationof UNDER 35 Associatesinto the differentWGs Activity:support in positioning for employment for youngest colleagues /cooperationswith SSFA WGs/YouthDepartmentsofotherScientificSocieties/Universities . ...SSFA in Italy

20. SSFA in Europe SSFA and… • EFSPI • (EuropeanFederation of Statisticians in the PharmaceuticalIndustry) • EQAS • (European Quality Assurance Society) • EMA • (European Medicinal Agency) • IFAPP (International Federation of Association of PharmaceuticalPhysicians)

21. SSFA and IFAPP Being Part of IFAPP, worldwidefederation, includes SSFA withinaninternational reality through: : • BoardsasRepresentatives • ParticipationtoInstitutionalCongresses • SharedpartecipationtoIMI-Innovative Medicine InitiativeProgramme • PreparationofSpecificEvents • Contacts and Representativewith EMA ...SSFA in Europe

22. SSFA and EFSPI Associationwith EFSPI (through BIAS Working Group ) allows: information and cultural costructivedebate in Statisticsappliedtoclinicalresearch ...SSFA in Europe

23. Debates on common matters Professional Update Supporttoour area exposure Activeparticipationtopharmaceutical word changes PreferredcontactswithAIFA and ScientificSocieties Tobecome SSFA Associate -Why- Registration - AnnualFee : 90 euros Off 50% forStudents , UNDER 35 and RetiredMembers

24. Headquarter: Viale Abruzzi 32, 20131 Milan-ItalyTel. ++39 02 29536444Fax ++39 02 89058506 (on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. )e-mail: info@ssfa.it Mrs Sabrina Lucioniwillbegladtoinformyou on next SSFA initiatives SSFA- Contacts

25. SSFA thanksyou and wishestohaveopportunitiesofcooperationwithyousoon!