Tony has 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in various global management and medicines development roles for companies in the United States and Europe, He has been passionate about patient involvement in the development and life cycle of medicines for many years and he is one of the founders of ‘Patient Focused Medicines Development’ (PFMD). Tony most recently served as EVP and CMO for Integral Health in Boston, MA. Prior to that he was the Chief of Medical for Amgen in Europe, which included all therapeutic areas as well as all medical departments in Europe.
Prior to Amgen, Tony was a Senior Vice President for GSK at the corporate headquarters in London; his responsibilities over time included European Medical Affairs, Head of the Rare Disease Business Unit and senior associate of the Chief Medical Officer. Preceding GSK Tony was a member of the Executive Management Board of Merck Serono (Geneva, Switzerland); his area of responsibility was Global Drug Development and all related functions. He also had a long executive career in R&D with Aventis and its predecessor companies both in the US and Europe. Dr. Hoos is a licensed physician; he studied and trained in Germany and the US. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Toronto, Canada.
Organizations
The Patient Focused Medicines Development (PFMD) group, established in 2015, is an independent multinational coalition, managed in collaboration with The Synergist. Its goal is to bring together initiatives and best practices that integrate the voice of the patient throughout the lifecycle of medicines development, thereby speeding up the creation and implementation of an effective, globally standardized framework. PFMD seeks to have a balanced representation of stakeholders to ensure transparency, inclusiveness, and credibility. Stakeholders include patients and patient organizations across diverse areas of health and industry. We also intend to invite regulators, payers and other professional organizations to the global group to ensure diversity of perspectives.
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Stakeholder Groups
Caregiver (inc. family members), Healthcare professionals, Pharmaceutical companies or industry