dc.description.sponsorship | 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.; 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, Merck, Novartis, Receptos, Genzyme and Teva, as well as support for research activities from Biogen, and Merck.; 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.; 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). Pierre Grammond is a Merck, Novartis, Teva-neuroscience, Biogen and Genzyme advisory board member, consultant for Merck, received payments for lectures by Merck, TevaNeuroscience and Canadian Multiple sclerosis society, and received grants for travel from Teva-Neuroscience and Novartis.; Murat Terzi received travel grants from Merck, Novartis, Bayer-Schering, Merck and Teva; has participated in clinical trials by Sanofi Aventis, Roche and Novartis.; Francois Grand' Maison received honoraria or research funding from Biogen, Genzyme, Novartis, Teva Neurosciences, Mitsubishi and ONO Pharmaceuticals.; 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.; 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".; 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.; 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. | en_US |