Policy makers and experts to discuss future challenges in respiratory diseases

This lunchtime seminar entitled "Research and Respiratory Medicine: Addressing future challenges for improved lung health" is being organised by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in the context of 2010 the Year of the Lung and under the patronage of Prof. Ioannis A. Tsoukalas MEP and Ms. Satu Hassi MEP.

The event will bring together policy makers and leading experts in lung health to discuss respiratory research priorities and the future challenges in respiratory diseases as part of the EU health and science policy agenda.

This event will take place on 13 April 2010, from 12:15 - 14.30h in the European Parliament, Brussels, Room JAN 6Q1

Please register to this Seminar on Respiratory research at: www.ersnet.org/LungResearch

Deadline for registration: Thursday, 8^th April 2010

"We need to promote excellence in European respiratory research to improve the quality of life of millions of European citizens suffering from lung diseases by strategic investment in and commitment to  competitively driven medical research." - Prof. Nikos Siafakas, ERS President