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Antimicrobial resistance: We need to act now

Andrea Chiarello

Head of EU Government Affairs, Pfizer
Chair, Healthcare Committee, AmCham EU
22 Sep 2021
Healthcare

Tuberculosis. Gonorrhea. Pneumonia. These bacterial infections, formerly routine to remedy with a course of antibiotics, are becoming increasingly threatening to human health. The reason: antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Effective risk communication for an innovative, sustainable and trusted agri-food industry

AmCham EU

2 Sep 2021
Agriculture & Food
Environment
Trade & External Affairs
crop field

As global food insecurity rises, innovation will be key to the agri-food sector's ability to feed the world. Regulators and risk assessors have a vital role to play for a sustainable, secure and trusted industry capable of feeding more mouths with a smaller footprint. 

Cross-border data flows: a necessary part of global trade

Tanguy Van Overstraeten

Partner, Linklaters
Privacy and Data Protection Lead, DEC Committee, AmCham EU
11 Jun 2021
Digital Economy
Trade & External Affairs
Data signals across city

Digital services and the data they generate are constantly growing in importance. Yet, restrictions of data flows are increasing. Cross-border data flows are essential to the global economy.

100 days later: charting the course

Susan Danger

CEO
AmCham EU
28 Apr 2021
All Committees
Trade & External Affairs

Since the reign of Franklin D. Roosevelt, ‘the first 100 days’ has become the yardstick by which to judge a nascent administration’s performance. As the Biden-Harris Administration reaches the 100-day checkpoint, what course has been charted for EU-US relations?

World IP Day 2021: Why Intellectual Property Matters

Benjamin Neyt

Corporate Affairs Manager, LVMH
IP Committee Chair, AmCham EU
26 Apr 2021
Intellectual Property
Trade & External Affairs

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so they say. But for the 55% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the EU who report copying by competitors as a major threat to their business, flattery is scant recompense. 

This International Women’s Day, I’m choosing to challenge

Susan Danger

CEO
AmCham EU
8 Mar 2021
Diversity and Inclusion Task Force

Despite the changing times and the modernisation of societal values, we are still a long, long way from gender parity. That is why this International Women's Day, I am choosing to challenge.