EUFOREA summit in Brussels 2023: inspiring the future of allergy & respiratory care .

In March 2023, the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airways diseases (EUFOREA) organized its bi-annual Summit in Brussels with expert panel members of EUFOREA, representatives of the EUFOREA patient advisory board, and the EUFOREA board and management teams. Its aim was to define the research, educational and advocacy initiatives to be developed by EUFOREA over the next 2 years until the 10th anniversary in 2025. EUFOREA is an international non-for-profit organization forming an alliance of all stakeholders dedicated to reducing the prevalence and burden of chronic allergic and respiratory diseases via research, education, and advocacy. Based on its medical scientific core competency, EUFOREA offers an evidence-supported platform to introduce innovation and education in healthcare leading to optimal patient care, bridging the gap between latest scientific evidence and daily practice. Aligned with the mission of improving health care, the expert panels of asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR), chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) & European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS), allergen immunotherapy (AIT) and paediatrics have proposed and elaborated a variety of activities that correspond to major unmet needs in the allergy and respiratory field. The current report provides a concise overview of the achievements, ambitions, and action plan of EUFOREA for the future, allowing all stakeholders in the allergy and respiratory field to be up-dated and inspired to join forces in Europe and beyond.
Competing Interests: HPW: Is recipient of consultancy/lecture fees or unrestricted research grants from Sanofi/Regeneron, Novartis, GSK, Medtronic and Viatris. LS: Honoraria by Allergopharma, DBV Technologies, Sanofi-Aventis, Leti, Nutricia. AD-Boards: Leo-Pharma, GSK, Sanofi-Aventis. SGK: Honoraria for articles, speaker and advisory boards: ALK, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Haleon, Noucor, Sanofi- Regeneron, and Viatris. Chair of BSACI rhinitis guidelines, Scientific Chief Editor, Rhinology Section of Frontiers in Allergy, Board member and AR lead for EUFOREA, and Chair/ member Data Monitoring Committees on SLIT for ALK. BV: Is recipient of consultancy/lecture fees or unrestricted research grants from Sanofi/Regeneron, Novartis, GSK, AZ, ALK Abello and BORK-npc. CAM: Grants, speaker honoraria, consultancy or advisory fees and/or research support all via Technical University of Munich from Allergopharma, ALK Abello, AstraZeneca, Bencard/Allergen Therapeutics, Immunetek, GSK, Novartis, LETI, Roche, Zeller, Sanofi Genzyme, Regeneron, European Institute of Technology, Federal German Ministery of Research and Education. Travel support by EUFOREA, EAACI and DGAKI. DCE: Lecture fees and participations in experts board meeting of GSK, Novartis, Sanofi, Regeneron, Astrazeneca. DR: No conflict of interest to declare related to this work, but declares a general COI arising out of consulting pharmaceutical companies (GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi, Kymab and Synairgen) and honoraria for speaking (GlaxoSmithKline). FW: The department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Amsterdam University Medical centre, location AMC received grants for research in Rhinology from ALK, AllergyTherapeutics, Novartis, EU, GSK, MYLAN, Sanofi-Aventis, and Zon-MW. WF: Received consultation and/or speaker fees from Dianosic, GSK, Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis/Regeneron. GP: Has participated in advisory boards and received speaker fees from ALK-Abelló, Argenx, AstraZeneca, Genentech, GSK, Novartis, Regeneron, Roche, Sanofi Genzyme, and Stallergenes- Greer. HJK: Research consultant for Sanofi, Regeneron, GlaxoSmithKline, and AstraZeneca. HLG: Has received grant funding, participated in advisory boards and given lectures at meetings supported by Amgen, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, Circassia, Hoffmann la Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Theravance, Evelo Biosciences, Sanofi, and Teva; he has received grants from MedImmune, Novartis UK, Roche/ Genentech Inc, and Glaxo Smith Kline, Amgen, Genentech/Hoffman la Roche, Astra Zeneca, MedImmune, Glaxo Smith Kline, Aerocrine and Vitalograph; he has received sponsorship for attending international scientific meetings from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, GSK and Napp Pharmaceuticals; he has also taken part in asthma clinical trials sponsored by AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Hoffmann la Roche, and GlaxoSmithKline for which his institution received remuneration; he is the Academic Lead for the Medical Research Council Stratified Medicine UK Consortium in Severe Asthma which involves industrial partnerships with a number of pharmaceutical companies including Amgen, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann la Roche, and Janssen. JM: Declares a general COI arising out of consulting pharmaceutical companies (BerlinChemie Menarini, AstraZeneca, Chiesi, Stallergenes-Greer, ALK, Novartis) and honoraria for speaking (BerlinChemie Menarini, Chiesi, Stallergenes-Greer, Sanofi, Takeda, Novartis). ME: Has received lecture and/or advisory board fees from Airsonett, ALK, AstraZeneca, Chiesi, Novartis and Sanofi outside the submitted work. MJ: Grants from Mylan Pharma, Noucor/Uriach Group, and GSK. Personal and advisory board fees from Sanofi-Genzyme & Regeneron, Novartis, Mylan Pharma, Noucor/Uriach Group, Mitsubishi-Tanabe, Menarini, UCB, AstraZeneca, GSK, and MSD. RS: Declares a general COI arising out of consulting pharmaceutical companies and/or advisory boards (GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi, Novartis). SG: Have received speaker fees from ALK-Abello, Meda, Glenmark and funding to attend a conference from GSK and Mylan/Meda. WU: Has received honoraria for advising and lecturing from Viatris, Stallergenes, and ALK. The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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