| dc.description.sponsorship | Dana Horakova received speaker honoraria and consulting fees from Biogen, Merck, Teva and Novartis, as well as support for research activities from Biogen and research grants from Charles University in Prague (PRVOUK-P26/LF1/4 and Czech Ministry of Health (NT13237-4/2012).; Eva Havrdova received speaker honoraria and consultant fees from Actelion, Biogen, Celgene, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi and Teva, and support for research activities from Czech Ministry of Education, project Progres Q27/LF1.; Maria Trojano received speaker honoraria from Biogen-Idec, Bayer-Schering, Sanofi Aventis, Merck, Teva, Novartis and Almirall; has received research grants for her Institution from Biogen-Idec, Merck, and Novartis.; Patrizia Sola served on scientific advisory boards for Biogen Idec and TEVA, she has received funding for travel and speaker honoraria from Biogen Idec, Merck, Teva, Sanofi Genzyme, Novartis and Bayer and research grants for her Institution from Bayer, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva.; Diana Ferraro received travel grants and/or speaker honoraria from Merck, TEVA, Novartis, Biogen and Sanofi-Genzyme.; Alessandra Lugaresi is a Bayer, Biogen, Genzyme, Merck Advisory Board Member. She received travel grants and honoraria from Bayer, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva and Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (FISM). Her institution received research grants from Bayer, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva and Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (FISM). Guillermo Izquierdo received speaking honoraria from Biogen, Novartis, Sanofi, Merck and Teva.; Franco Granella served on scientific advisory boards for Biogen Idec, Novartis and Sanofi Aventis and received funding for travel and speaker honoraria from Biogen Idec, Merck, and Almirall.; Roberto Bergamaschi received speaker honoraria from Bayer Schering, Biogen, Genzyme, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Teva; research grants from Bayer Schering, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Teva; congress and travel/accommodation expense compensations by Almirall, Bayer Schering, Biogen, Genzyme, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Teva.; Helmut Butzkueven served on scientific advisory boards for Biogen, Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis and has received conference travel support from Novartis, Biogen and Sanofi Aventis. He serves on steering committees for trials conducted by Biogen and Novartis, and has received research support from Merck, Novartis and Biogen.; Tomas Kalincik served on scientific advisory boards for Roche, Genzyme-Sanofi, Novartis, Merck and Biogen, steering committee for Brain Atrophy Initiative by Genzyme, received conference travel support and/or speaker honoraria from WebMD Global, Novartis, Biogen, Genzyme-Sanofi, Teva, BioCSL and Merck and received research support from Biogen.; Pierre Grammond is a Merck, Novartis, Teva-neuroscience, Biogen and Genzyme advisory board member, consultant for Merck, received payments for lectures by Merck, Teva-Neuroscience and Canadian Multiple sclerosis society, and received grants for travel from Teva-Neuroscience and Novartis.; Raymond Hupperts received honoraria as consultant on scientific advisory boards from Merck, Biogen, Genzyme-Sanofi and Teva, research funding from Merck and Biogen, and speaker honoraria from Sanofi-Genzyme and Novartis.; Francois Grand'Maison received honoraria or research funding from Biogen, Genzyme, Novartis, Teva Neurosciences, Mitsubishi and ONO Pharmaceuticals.; Marc Girard received consulting fees from Teva Canada Innovation, Biogen, Novartis and Genzyme Sanofi; lecture payments from Teva Canada Innovation, Novartis and EMD. He has also received a research grant from Canadian Institutes of Health Research.; Pierre Duquette served on editorial boards and has been supported to attend meetings by EMD, Biogen, Novartis, Genzyme, and TEVA Neuroscience. He holds grants from the CIHR and the MS Society of Canada and has received funding for investigator-initiated trials from Biogen, Novartis, and Genzyme.; Daniele Spitaleri received honoraria as a consultant on scientific advisory boards by Bayer- Schering, Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis and compensation for travel from Novartis, Biogen, Sanofi Aventis, Teva and Merck.; Murat Terzi received travel grants from Merck, Novartis, Bayer-Schering, Merck and Teva; has participated in clinical trials by Sanofi Aventis, Roche and Novartis.; Vincent Van Pesch received travel grants from Biogen, Bayer Schering, Genzyme, Merck, Teva and Novartis Pharma. His institution receives honoraria for consultancy and lectures from Biogen, Bayer Schering, Genzyme, Merck, Roche, Teva and Novartis Pharma as well as research grants from Novartis Pharma and Bayer Schering.; Eugenio Pucci served on scientific advisory boards for Merck, Genzyme and Biogen; he has received honoraria and travel grants from Sanofi Aventis, UCB, Lundbeck, Novartis, Bayer Schering, Biogen, Merck, Genzyme and Teva; he has received travel grants and equipment from "Associazione Marchigiana Sclerosi Multipla e altre malattie neurologiche".; Gerardo Iuliano had travel/accommodations/meeting expenses funded by Bayer Schering, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, and Teva.; Helmut Butzkueven served on scientific advisory boards for Biogen, Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis and has received conference travel support from Novartis, Biogen and Sanofi Aventis. He serves on steering committees for trials conducted by Biogen and Novartis, and has received research support from Merck, Novartis and Biogen.; Thor Petersen received funding or speaker honoraria from Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Bayer Schering, Sanofi-Aventis, Roche, and Genzyme.; Julie Prevost accepted travel compensation from Novartis, Biogen, Genzyme, Teva, and speaking honoraria from Biogen, Novartis, Genzyme and Teva.; Fraser Moore participated in clinical trials sponsored by EMD and Novartis.; Tatjana Petkovska-Boskova received congress and travel expense compensations from Biogen Idec and Teva.; Cristina Ramo-Tello received research funding, compensation for travel or speaker honoraria from Biogen, Novartis, Genzyme and Almirall. | en_US |
