Nikita is cofounder of the Society for Assistance to Patients with Oncohaematological Diseases in Russia. He is a haematologist and psychotherapist. He participated in the foundation of the first organisation of haematological patients in the Russian Federation, the Charity Foundation “Haematology and Intensive Care” and he is founder of an Independent Association for Inpatient Psychological Care.
Lise-lott has been Chairman of the Swedish Blood Cancer Association since 2015 and was previously Chairman of the Blood Cancer Society in Stockholm. Lise-Lott lives in Stockholm, Sweden. She was diagnosed with essential thrombocytemia in 2011 and her father was diagnosed with myeloma in 2009. In the Swedish Blood Cancer Association, she is very active in policy related issues within the Swedish cancer care area with focus on access to new drugs for hematological disorders…
Roman is member of the Polish organisation Carita Zyc Ze Szpiczakiem and a smouldering myeloma patient since 2012. He completed higher law studies in Lodz, Poland, LL.M studies (EU Comparative Law) at Rijksuniversiteit Limburg in Maastricht, the Netherlands. He worked a long-time as lawyer at EY and he is currently working mainly with corporate clients such as General Electric, Emerson Electric and Ford.
Biljana is the president and project manager of “BORKA – for each new day”, MPE’s Macedonian member. Biba, as she is known, is a Macedonian singer-songwriter, musician and producer. After her mother’s melanoma diagnosis, she decided to use her celebrity status to create the Association “BORKA – for each new day” and be the voice of patients by generating awareness about cancer and problems in the health industry and to work for patients’ rights in…
Hans is the President of MPE since October 2016.
Ron has been a board member of Amen Israel over the last eight years and has been a lawyer for the last 26 years and a businessman. He had his first contact with myeloma when his mother-in-law was diagnosed with myeloma 10 years ago. He has a master’s degree in Executive MBA Management programme from Tel Aviv University and received an outstanding Dean’s degree. He is committed to bring to MPE his experience in business…
Johannes gained a double degree in economics from FH Reutlingen (Germany) and ESC Reims (France) before embarking on a career in financial services. The majority of his 20 years in the banking industry were within Finance & Treasury. He has built, expanded and managed businesses in various circumstances and market environments, working closely with both internal and external clients and stakeholders of any kind. He combines vast practical experience with deep knowledge of interdependencies within…
Riikka-Leena is a board member of the Association of Cancer Patients in Finland (Suomen Syöpäpotilaat ry) which is a NGO founded in 1971. The Association coordinates cancer specific networks, including a network for myeloma patients. Riikka-Leena is an active member and a volunteer of the myeloma network and a patient advocate. The myeloma network offers peer-support and provides a way to share information and receive feedback from the patients. The mission of the Association is…
She has a Bachelor Degree in Bussiness and Management and 20 years of proffesional experiences on the fields of project management, sales, marketing, PR and human resources. Last 10 years she also had a lot of volunteer experiences on the fields of leadership, advocating, fundraising, project management, awareness campaigns, media, etc. on national and in some cases also international level. She is currently the Executive Director of Slovenian lymphoma and leukemia patient association, L&L…