1. New Frontiers of Pharmaceutical Law Young Researchers Workshop, May 6 - 7 th, 2010, Sala del Rettorato, Piazza Tancredi, Lecce (Italy) For further information please contact prof. marie-eve.arbour@unisalento.it or opiniojuris@sssup.itmarie-eve.arbour@unisalento.itopiniojuris@sssup.it Thursday, May 6 th, 15h30-16h15 Saluti e benvenuti Prof. Raffaele DE GIORGI Preside, Facoltà di giurisprudenza Prof.ssa Francesca LAMBERTI Direttrice, Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici, Università del Salento Prof.ssa Marie-Eve ARBOUR Università del Salento, Université Laval 16h15-17h00: Opening Lecture Dr. Duncan FAIRGRIEVE Director, Product Liability Forum, BIICL, London 17h30-19h00 Panel I — Health Policy and Regulation Chairman: Dr. Richard S. GOLDBERG (University of Aberdeen) “Regulating risks in pharmaceutical law : in search of an optimal interplay between products safety and products liability” Marco RIZZI, Instituto universitario europeo, Fiesole “The Constitutional Role of European Public Health Policy: The Case of the Influenza A H1N1 Vaccine” Anniek DE RUIJTER, University of Amsterdam “Market Regulation through “Private Attorney General” Actions” Francesco QUARTA, Università del Salento Friday, May 7 th, 9h00-13h30 Lecture : Dr. Peter FELDSCHREIBER Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, UK Panel II — Specific Issues in Pharmaceutical Law Chairman: Dr. Peter FELDSCHREIBER (MHRA, UK) “Hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of multiple sclerosis” Isabelle CHIVORET, Université de Nantes “The Challenge of Nanomedicine: At the Crossroads Between Governance and Regulation” Francesca FERRARI, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa “Pharmacovigilance: The Canadian Experience” Albina MULAOMEROVIC, Université Laval, Québec 11h00-11h30 Discussion and coffee break Panel III — IP and Competition Law Chairman: Prof. Cristoforo OSTI (Università del Salento) “Limiting parallel trade in the pharmaceutical sector: an objective justification” Anna Lisa BITETTO, Università di Siena “Competition in the public procurements of pharmaceuticals" Chiara SAMMARCO, Università del Salento “The legal protection of biotechnological inventions” Antonio DEL SOLE, Università degli Studi di Milano 13h00-14h30 Discussion and lunch Friday, May 7 th, 14h30-18h00 Panel IV — Professions and bioethics ChairLady: Prof.ssa Diana CERINI (Università di Milano Bicocca) “Clinical Trials on Vulnerable Human Subjects” Agnese QUERCI, Università di Genova “The debate about the off-label prescriptions of drugs: a comparison between Italian and foreign law” Lucca NOCCO and Benedetta GUIDI, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa “Bioethics and European Union: the advanced therapy medicinal products case” Aurélie MAHALATCHIMY, Université de Toulouse "The "compassionate exemption" in Spain: not asking for compassion " Francisco Miguel BOMBILLAR SÀENZ Universidad de Granada Discussion and Coffee break 17h15-18h00 Concluding Remarks Prof. Franz WERRO Université de Fribourg, Switzerland Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

2. New Frontiers of Pharmaceutical Law Young Researchers Workshop*, Lecce (Italy) May 6 th - 7 th, 2010 Sala del Rettorato, Piazza Tancredi The Faculty of Law, University of Salento, Lecce (Italy) in association with: Opinio Juris in Comparatione and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law Product Liability Forum For further information please contact prof. Marie-Eve Arbour marie-eve.arbour@unisalento.it or opiniojuris@sssup.itmarie-eve.arbour@unisalento.itopiniojuris@sssup.it