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We are pleased to announce that we have added a range of speakers to the programme for The Pharma Summit. The following industry leaders will now be joining us in London on February 11th:

Bright Simons, Co-founder, mPedigree
Bright was disturbed by the problem of counterfeit drugs in his home country, Ghana, so he invented a system that allows patients to verify the validity of medicines using their mobile phones. mPedigree is an inspiring example of how innovation can overcome challenges in emerging markets.

Mazen Darwazah, Vice Chairman, Hikma
Mazen will share insights from Hikma’s leading expertise in the Middle East

Jostein Davidsen, General Director, Nycomed Russia-CIS & Senior Vice President, Nycomed Group
Jostein will talk about why Nycomed is investing in Russia-CIS and what strategies work best in these markets

Jon Achenbaum, Senior Vice-president, Global Strategic Marketing, Bayer HealthCare Diabetes Care
Jon will talk about Didget – the Bayer gadget that allows children to manage their diabetes using their Nintendo DS.

Michael Reilly, Director, Orange Healthcare UK
Healthcare on your handset? Michael will talk about Orange’s healthcare technology and what the future holds for mobile health   

Jim Haseloff, Research Scientist and Lecturer, University of Cambridge
Jim is a pioneering biologist who takes part in the annual Internationally Genetically Engineered Machine competition, a jamboree that is changing science, where undergraduates have engineered bacteria that can do the work of a failed kidney or show quickly whether water is safe to drink.

Robin Bew, Editorial Director and Chief Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
Robin is our in-house oracle. He will run through the EIU’s forecast for the markets that promise the best growth prospects for pharma in the next 5 years.

For further information, and to view the full list of speakers at The Pharma Summit click here