Autoimmune diseases — when the body fights itself

Roche’s innovative therapeutic and diagnostic approaches in rheumatoid arthritis

The media briefing has taken place at Roche's headquarters in Basel on 6 November 2006.

Presentations:

Welcome by the Chairman (PDF) Guido Magni, Global Head of Medical Science, Basel Autoimmune Diseases — More common than you think (PDF) Randall Stevens, Group Leader Pharma Development Medical Sciences, Nutley When the immune system goes crazy (PDF) Anthony Manning, Global Head Inflammation, Autoimmunity and Transplantation Research, Palo Alto Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis - Today and in future

(PDF) Werner Zolg, Head R&D Marker Discovery, New Reagents Systems, Penzberg Therapies that promise to make a difference (PDF) Urs Schleuniger, Business Director Hematology and Autoimmune Diseases, Basel Progress in the therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis (PDF) Marc Feldman, Professor at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London

Further Information:
• Backgrounder in English / German / French / Spanish / Italian
• Pictures
• Trailer: Rheumatoid Arthritis - an autoimmune disease
  QuickTime / Real
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Brochure