Freedman, Mark S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1255-9701
Abdelhak, Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9731-4169
Bhutani, Mohit K. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-4144
Freeman, Jason
Gnanapavan, Sharmilee https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2817-9922
Hussain, Salman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1691-8428
Madiraju, Sheshank https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5697-1411
Paul, Friedemann https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-0070
Funding for this research was provided by:
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Article History
Received: 18 December 2024
Revised: 7 April 2025
Accepted: 10 April 2025
First Online: 15 May 2025
Declarations
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: Mark S. Freedman, in the previous 2 years, received research or educational grants from Sanofi-Genzyme Canada; received honoraria or consultation fees from Alexion/AstraZeneca, Biogen Idec, EMD Inc./EMD Serono/Merck Serono, Find Therapeutics, Hoffman La-Roche, Horizon Therapeutics/Amgen, Novartis, Sandoz, Sanofi-Genzyme, Sentrex, and Teva Canada Innovation; was a member of a company advisory board, board of directors, or other similar groups for Alexion/AstraZeneca, Actelion/Janssen (J&J), Atara Biotherapeutics, Bayer Healthcare, Celestra Health, EMD Inc./Merck Serono, Find Therapeutics, Hoffman La-Roche, Neurogenesis, Novartis, Sanofi-Genzyme, and Sentrex, Setpoint Medical; and participated in a speaker’s bureau sponsored by Hoffman La-Roche, Novartis, and EMD Inc. Ahmed Abdelhak received research funding from the German Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Department of Defense, and the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. He received speaker fees from Roche and consultation fee from Octave Bio. Jason Freeman is an employee of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, USA. Sharmilee Gnanapavan had received consultation fees and grant support from Novartis, Sanofi-Genzyme, Merck and Roche, UK MS Society, NMSS, NIHR, and NHS Digital. Friedemann Paul has no conflict of interest. Sheshank Madiraju, Salman Hussain, and Mohit K. Bhutani are employees of Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, India.
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