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Vereniging Innovatieve Geneesmiddelen

Business group · Health & pharma · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Vereniging Innovatieve Geneesmiddelen appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Dutch Association Innovative Medicines stands for a healthy future. We represent innovative drug companies focused on research and development of new medicines. Together, we work on solutions to make people better and increase the quality of life. We make the medicines for tomorrow, to treat diseases that until now have been difficult or impossible to treat.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party325%
Renew Europe325%
Socialists & Democrats325%
European Conservatives & Reformists18%
Greens/EFA18%
Patriots for Europe18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
3
2025
5
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Mohammed Chahim
3 meetings · S&D
Ingeborg ter Laak
3 meetings · EPP
Jeannette Baljeu
3 meetings · Renew
Sander Smit
1 meeting · ECR
Kim van Sparrentak
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 May 2026Ingeborg ter LaakBiotech Act
24 Mar 2026Ingeborg ter LaakBiotech Act
24 Sep 2025Jeannette BaljeuCritical Medicines Act
25 Jun 2025Mohammed ChahimRoundtable Critical Medicines Act
13 May 2025Jeannette BaljeuEU pharmaceutical package
15 Apr 2025Mohammed ChahimCritical Medicines Act
5 Feb 2025Ton DiepeveenKen­nis­ma­kings­ges­prek
29 Oct 2024Sander SmitENVI
16 Oct 2024Ingeborg ter LaakMedicine shortages
12 Sep 2024Jeannette BaljeuPharmaceuticals
26 May 2021Mohammed ChahimVaccine strategy and patents
10 Sep 2020Kim van SparrentakIMCO Committee

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