October 2025 – ICPO’s Operations Director, Susie Birney, attended the European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) Expert Training Programme in Madrid — a leading European initiative that equips attendees with in-depth knowledge of medicines research and development.
The programme, run by EUPATI, brings together patient advocates, carers, and health professionals from across Europe to strengthen the role of patients in medical innovation and policy. This year, just over 100 participants completed the training and received their certificates after months of study and an intensive final session in Madrid.
The comprehensive training provided not only technical knowledge about how medicines are developed and approved, but also the opportunity for participants to discuss how this learning applies within their own national contexts.
