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In this podcast created by Medicines for Europe, the presenter informally discusses a key topic related to off-patent medicines with two or more experts, focusing on generics, biosimilar and value added medicines.

In our very first episode, we will talk about Value Added Medicines (VAMs) to understand what benefits they can deliver to patients and the whole healthcare community.

Our guests will be Monica Fletcher OBE, FERS, FQNI Honorary Research Fellow from the University of Edinburgh and Maja Sercic, Policy & Science manager at Medicines for Europe.

Kate O’Regan, Communications & Stakeholder Relations Senior Manager from Medicines for Europe will be our host.

If this episode piques your curiosity, visit the VAMs section on our website for more information.

To learn more about the benefits of VAMs for patients with respiratory diseases, check Monica Fletcher‘s publications and take a look at the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research  and at BREATHE – The Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health.

This is the third event in the Brazil Talks webinar series: Sustainability, Innovation and Productivity.

The transformation to a low carbon economy and adaptation to the climate crisis is one of the priorities raised in COP26 by all countries.

Significant efforts have been made in the Brazilian industry, specially in the latest decade, towards greater efficiency and sustainability. Focus has been given in lower carbon emissions, and social and environmental responsibility. With this modern fashion, Brazilian industry has the potential to become an important player not only in South America, but also in the global community.

The strength of the Brazilian industry represents a less pollutive production with lower transportation costs, due to the country’s proximity to many consumer markets. The country has already one of the cleanest energy matrixes of the world, and has a significant room for improvement from its privileged potential from solar, wind, biomass and hydraulic sources of energy.
By applying low carbon technologies developed locally and abroad, Brazilian players have received prizes and recognition worldwide. The Brazilian market for hydrogen is one of those examples, in which home based and foreign investments have given it high levels of international competitiveness. This webinar covered this and other examples of sustainability in the Brazilian industry.

ORGANISED BY: The Embassy of Brazil in Berlin and ApexBrasil

MEDIA PARTNER: EURACTIV

This is the second event in the Brazil Talks webinar series: Sustainability, Innovation and Productivity. It is also an official side-event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2022.

Brazil’s energy mix is one of the cleanest in the world: renewables account for 45% of primary energy demand and for 84% on power generation. The idea, however, is not to stand behind those numbers. Brazil will join decarbonisation efforts and become one of the greatest renewable energy producers in the world. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the share of wind and solar in the Brazilian energy matrix will increase from 4.4% in 2015 to 44% in 2040.

Apart from those two resources, Brazil is also moving forward on hydrogen and other low carbon intensity technologies, in particular biomass and biofuels. In that webinar, the focus was on demonstrating how Brazil is dealing with energy transition, and the strategy to use Brazilian wealth of natural resources to meet the purpose of neutral economy.

This is the second event in the Brazil Talks webinar series: Sustainability, Innovation and Productivity. It is also an official side-event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2022.

Brazil’s energy mix is one of the cleanest in the world: renewables account for 45% of primary energy demand and for 84% on power generation. The idea, however, is not to stand behind those numbers. Brazil will join decarbonisation efforts and become one of the greatest renewable energy producers in the world. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the share of wind and solar in the Brazilian energy matrix will increase from 4.4% in 2015 to 44% in 2040.

Apart from those two resources, Brazil is also moving forward on hydrogen and other low carbon intensity technologies, in particular biomass and biofuels. In that webinar, the focus was on demonstrating how Brazil is dealing with energy transition, and the strategy to use Brazilian wealth of natural resources to meet the purpose of neutral economy.

The EU is taking a bold step in its attempt to regulate artificial intelligence – a technology that is increasingly used in many areas of public life. Unfortunately, artificial intelligence systems also exacerbate existing injustices and create new harms for people who already suffer from racial discrimination and systemic injustice. The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act brings a unique opportunity to correct and prevent those harms, and to give people ways to seek redress.

The Open Society European Policy Institute and European Digital Rights (EDRi) invite you to relisten to us on a deep dive with EU policy-makers, academic and civil society experts. The virtual conference explored how the Artificial Intelligence Act can be a positive force in Europe towards protecting people's human rights and delivering social justice.

The EU is taking a bold step in its attempt to regulate artificial intelligence – a technology that is increasingly used in many areas of public life. Unfortunately, artificial intelligence systems also exacerbate existing injustices and create new harms for people who already suffer from racial discrimination and systemic injustice. The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act brings a unique opportunity to correct and prevent those harms, and to give people ways to seek redress.

The Open Society European Policy Institute and European Digital Rights (EDRi) invite you to relisten to us on a deep dive with EU policy-makers, academic and civil society experts. The virtual conference explored how the Artificial Intelligence Act can be a positive force in Europe towards protecting people's human rights and delivering social justice.

The EU is taking a bold step in its attempt to regulate artificial intelligence – a technology that is increasingly used in many areas of public life. Unfortunately, artificial intelligence systems also exacerbate existing injustices and create new harms for people who already suffer from racial discrimination and systemic injustice. The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act brings a unique opportunity to correct and prevent those harms, and to give people ways to seek redress.

The Open Society European Policy Institute and European Digital Rights (EDRi) invite you to relisten to us on a deep dive with EU policy-makers, academic and civil society experts. The virtual conference explored how the Artificial Intelligence Act can be a positive force in Europe towards protecting people's human rights and delivering social justice.

The EU is taking a bold step in its attempt to regulate artificial intelligence – a technology that is increasingly used in many areas of public life. Unfortunately, artificial intelligence systems also exacerbate existing injustices and create new harms for people who already suffer from racial discrimination and systemic injustice. The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act brings a unique opportunity to correct and prevent those harms, and to give people ways to seek redress.

The Open Society European Policy Institute and European Digital Rights (EDRi) invite you to relisten to us on a deep dive with EU policy-makers, academic and civil society experts. The virtual conference explored how the Artificial Intelligence Act can be a positive force in Europe towards protecting people's human rights and delivering social justice.

The present COVID-19 crisis, which revolutionised the way people and companies use ICT and other digital technologies to work and interact, has also highlighted the urgency to promote gender balance in the digital sector. Inequalities were identified decades ago, and efforts have been made to address them over the years. Nevertheless, such gender unbalance persists in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields generally, and in the digital sector specifically (e.g. digital technologies, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, etc.).

It is necessary to encourage women’s participation in technical and high-level jobs by overcoming educational barriers from an early stage, as well as professional barriers, while guaranteeing digital lifelong learning for women.

Eliminating the gender gap will boost prosperity at all levels and ensure social justice through enhanced equality between women and men.

To this end, not only public authorities are asked to combat the digital gender gap: private actors are also expected to carry out targeted actions to efficiently enhance the participation and role of women in the digital economy.

How to promote gender equality in ICT companies and related sectors and in the digital economy? What policies and targeted measures can be adopted to reduce the gender gap in the digital economy? How can the Commission and Member States foster women’s entrepreneurship and engagement in innovation?

We, the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking, support the digital transformation of all economic and societal sectors, and we want to address such issues from an internal point of view. We are confident that our high-tech community (Electronic Components and Systems) may propose concrete measures and actions in this respect and become a model to follow.

This is the first event in the Brazil Talks webinar series: Sustainability, Innovation and Productivity.

Brazil is currently not only one of the biggest food producers in the world, but also a centre of innovation in several areas, especially those related to food and energy production. With one of the cleanest energy matrices in the world and a significant portion of the planet’s native forests, Brazil has become an essential partner in ensuring world food security, preserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. The country's outstanding performance in agriculture is certainly in part due to the very advantageous natural characteristics of its territory. But that does not explain everything.

Research and innovation have played a fundamental role in the development of Brazilian agriculture. In this seminar, the aim is to show how innovation was the cornerstone of the Brazilian agricultural revolution of the 20th century, and its key role in the new revolution now underway: that of sustainability of national agricultural production.

Despite the country’s important achievements in the field of food production and sustainability, illegal deforestation remains a clear challenge for Brazilian society. Stakeholders should assess the matter in an objective and transparent way, and never in ways that favour the undeclared commercial interests of third parties. Above all, the issue of illegal deforestation can only be solved by Brazilians themselves. It is in the best interest of the country, its citizens and businesses that the strict national forestry legislation is complied with, and that the good practices developed at national level are maintained to achieve the environmental and climate protection goals embraced by the country.