Brendan Barnes

Brendan Barnes joined EFPIA in 2002 to work on the alignement of national laws in new member states during the enlargement of 2004 . Subsequently, he has been involved in EFPIA's work on multilateral trade and intellectual property issues, including the EU's legilslation on product diversion and compulsory licensing and on issues relating to access to medicines. More recently, he has been involved in the development of new business models in the areas of neglected disease and infection. He previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry for years, in a range of roles including Finance, Strategic and Public Affairs, among other things coordinating work on the Montreal Protocol phase-out of CCFC's. In the course of his career he has also worked in a number of other industries in a range of finance roles.