Werner is from Germany, but lives in Scotland. He is one of the Parkinson’s advisors in Mobilise-D. Werner comes from a mathematics and a computer science background and is very active in the patient advisory space, working not only with Mobilise-D but also IDEA-FAST. He has presented his experiences at various conferences and for multiple…

Veteran of Banking Technology software industry

Koen is originally from Belgium and has spent time living in the UK and India with spells in Ireland and South Africa. He is a veteran of Banking Technology software industry, with over 30 years experience as a senior executive at worldwide market leaders in productised banking software solutions, such as Misys, Temenos, and Polaris,…

Coordinator at AISM

Federica Balzani from Italy is a Coordinator of Pharma & Healthcare Corporate Relations at Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (AISM). Having previously held various roles at Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (AISM), Federica is currently Coordinator of Pharma & Healthcare Corporate Relations at the organisation. She first joined AISM as a volunteer in 2008, where she helped…

Patient Expert

Dominique lives in Amsterdam and works as a patient expert. She has severe asthma and has worked as a patient advocate for over 20 years with a range of partners and projects as a patient advisor or a patient co-chair. Her experiences include evaluating e-health apps, and developing guidelines for clinical practice and standards of care. She…

Member of the Ordem dos Economistas

Isabel Saraiva was born in Portugal November 14, 1949. She lives in Lisbon and is a member of the Ordem dos Economistas, the Portuguese Official Association of Economists. In 1972 she got her economics degree at the Lisbon Technical University. From 1974 to 1984 she worked in several companies within the Pharmaceutical Industry Sector as…

Research Associate

John is a COPD Patient diagnosed in 2005. His career was being a retail District Manager and troubleshooter and then as a Marketing Director. He left the workforce in 2011. After engaging in an internet film project and being asked to share his story at a pharmaceutical conference, John decided his efforts would be best…

Pensioner

Lives in Germany now but is originally from Scotland. Born in 1954. Interests: going to the gym, used to be a keen cyclist. Why he got involved in Mobilise-D: Tom wants to help people as much as he can. He also wants to increase awareness of some of the symptoms of PD, including how much…

Wealth management

Tom currently lives in Nottinghamshire with his family working in wealth management. He has relapse remitting multiple sclerosis and was therefore keen to join the Mobilise-D study.

Resource Development Director

Date of birth:  November 17, 1953. From: Tel-Aviv Israel Married to Jacob Gur Arieh Tova is a mother of two, Noa – her daughter, 37 years old, is a family practitioner (MD), she is a graduate of the Sackler school of medicine in Tel-Aviv. Nadav – her son, 34 years old, is a computer programmer…

Retired (M&E Construction)

66 years old, married (44 years) with no children. Living in Lincoln, England Worked in construction (Mechanical and Electrical Services) all his working life with the Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham being two of the many major projects worked on. He started out “on the tools” as a pipe fitter/welder…