abpi Annual Conference and Dinner 2012
Can we afford innovation in medicine?

Thursday 26 April 2012 at the Lancaster London

Agenda

Time Subject Session Type
10.00am • The affordability of innovation: what’s the idea pricing mechanism
• Medicines contribution to future healthcare and impact on costs, trends
• Drivers in NHS and impact on costs
Opening plenary: keynotes
11.00am Is £1bn a price worth paying for research? Keynote presentation
11.30am Coffee and networking in exhibition area
12.15pm Rewarding for risk Panel discussion – opportunity for questions and voting from delegates
13.15pm Lunch and networking in exhibition area
14.45pm Myths of the costs of medicines to the NHS Presentation followed by panel responses and questions from delegates
15.45pm Workshop 1 - The challenge of funding cancer services coffee included during these workshop
  Workshop 2 - The politics of profit  coffee included during these workshop
  Workshop 3 - Pioneer partnerships (Innovation Pipeline) coffee included during these workshop
17.00pm Thanks and farewell Closing plenary

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The dress code for the conference is business casual.
The conference will be followed by the abpi Annual Dinner, also to be held at Lancaster London - drinks will be served from 6.30pm, dinner from 7.15pm - the dress code for the dinner is lounge suits.