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Action on Antimicrobial Resistance

January 23, 2025
13:15–14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), often termed the "silent pandemic", is exacerbated by market failures in the development of new antibiotics and is projected to cost the global economy up to $100 trillion by 2050. This crisis is driven by insufficient incentives for the pharmaceutical industry, from low sales volumes to uncertain returns on investment. How can innovative financing models be...
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Speakers

SD
Sally Davies
Master, Trinity College
University of Cambridge
OS
Orazio Schillaci
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health of Italy
MS
Michael Sen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Fresenius
MS
Magdalena Skipper
Editor-in-Chief
Nature
MT
Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen
Chief Executive Officer
Novo Nordisk Foundation

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