Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
EU Transparency Register
567788614987-34 First registered on 24 Nov 2014
Goals / Remit
EAACI is an association of clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals, dedicated to improving the health of people affected by allergic diseases.
With over 9,000 members from 121 countries and 49 National Societies, EAACI is the primary source of expertise in Europe for all aspects of allergy and clinical immunology.
Vision:
We aim to provide the most efficient platform for scientific communication and education in the field of allergy and immunology, ultimately striving to ease patients’ lives.
Mission and objectives:
The Academy is a non-profit organisation aimed at:
• promoting basic and clinical research;
• collecting, assessing and diffusing scientific information;
• being a scientific reference body for other scientific, health and political organisations;
• encouraging and providing training and continuous education
• collaborating with patients and lay organisations in the area of allergy and clinical immunology.Main EU files targeted
Horizons 2020
Food Allergy Directive 2014
Medical Devices Regulation
In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices Regulation
Data Protection RegulationAddress
Head Office
Hagenholzstrasse 111
3rd Floor
Zurich 8050
SWITZERLANDEU Office
EAACI-EU Liaison Office
Rue du Luxembourg, 22-24
Brussels B-1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
This number includes the President, Secretary General, Executive Director, Treasurer and 2 members of our Brussels team.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Laure Sonnier (Senior Associate - Health)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Antonella Muraro (President)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
ECDA (European Chronic Diseases Alliance)
Alliance for Biomedical Research
European Medicines Agency (Observer member of the Healthcare Professionals Working Party)Member organisations
http://www.eaaci.org/organisation/national-societies/member-societies.html
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Publications:
Public Declaration on Immunotherapy
Public Declaration on Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Communications:
Websites – information is provided on the www.eaaci.org website specifically for medical professionals and on the www.infoallergy.com website for the public, including specific webpages devoted to activities in Brussels and the EU institutions.
Advocacy:
Specific projects of the Section and Interest Groups such as the Allergies in a changing environment in Europe session in the EU Parliament by the Aerobiology and Pollution Interest Group.
Written Declaration on recognising the burden of allergic disease (January 2014)
Skin Prick Testing activity over three days in the European Parliament in Brussels (January 2014)Other activities
Congresses
•Organisation and implementation of Allergy Focused Meetings (DHM – Drug Hypersensitivity Meeting, SAM – Skin Allergy Meeting, PAAM – Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting, FAAM – Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting, SERIN – Symposium on Experimental Rhinology and Immunology of the Nose, ISAF – International Severe Asthma Forum) and the EAACI Annual Congress with participants from all over the world. During these meetings sessions have been held with MEPs and EU Commission participation to raise awareness of the issue of allergy in Europe and the current involvement of EAACI members in EU funded projects.
Schools
•Organisation and implementation of Allergy Schools that are run by EAACI across Europe http://www.eaaci.org/eaaci-meetings/allergy-schools/upcoming-allergy-schools.html. The 2015 Allergy Schools included: Food Allergy Training Course, Practical Allergy Diagnosis, Molecular and Laboratory Asthma, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Diseases in Childhood. Planned Allergy Schools in 2016 include: Allergen Immunotherapy, Drug Allergy in Children and a Masterclass Transational Immunology.
The schools link experts and junior members from across Europe.
Publications
•Position papers
•Guidelines for Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
•“Practall” (Practical Allergy) publications – joint project with American Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (topics include 2011 – Infections, 2012 – Immunotherapy, 2013 – Pediatric Asthma)
•Public Declaration on Immunotherapy
•Public Declaration on Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Communications
•Websites – information is provided on the www.eaaci.org website specifically for medical professionals and on the www.infoallergy.com website for the public, including specific webpages devoted to activities in Brussels and the EU institutions.
Advocacy
•Specific projects of the Section and Interest Groups such as the Allergies in a changing environment in Europe session in the EU Parliament by the Aerobiology and Pollution Interest Group.
•Written Declaration on recognising the burden of allergic disease (January 2014)
•Skin Prick Testing activity over three days in the European Parliament in Brussels (January 2014) - second event planned April 2016
Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 02 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Biomedical research in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Maria Da Graca Carvalho (Cabinet member)