Burson Cohn & Wolfe

Lobbying Organisation Burson Cohn & Wolfe

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Addressing the Societal Impact of Pain. Inform the members of the SIP steering committee of the procedures and possibilities in the European Parliament to address the Societal Impact of Pain.

Intended results Addressing the Societal Impact of Pain. Inform the members of the SIP steering committee of the procedures and possibilities in the European Parliament to address the Societal Impact of Pain.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sam Kynman; Thomas Kanga-Tona; Paloma Temiño

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Norbert van Rooij, Grünenthal

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 52099 Aachen, Germany

Main business or activity Health

Company website http://www.grunenthal.com

Contact email address norbert.vanrooij@grunenthal.com

Contact phone number 00491717596874

Contact address 52099 Aachen, Germany

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on 20 October 2016, the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) steering committee met in Brussels to discuss the direction of the SIP platform. With 40 participants from all over Europe, the steering committee discussed past activities of SIP in 2016, the outcomes of the 2016 SIP symposium, national pain advocacy activities and direction for SIP in 2017. Irish MEP Marian Harkin was asked to deliver a keynote speech on the procedures and possibilities in the European Parliament to address the Societal Impact of Pain.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)