Barnes, Peter J.
Burney, Peter G. J.
Silverman, Edwin K.
Celli, Bartolome R.
Vestbo, Jørgen
Wedzicha, Jadwiga A.
Wouters, Emiel F. M.
Article History
First Online: 3 December 2015
Competing interests
: P.J.B. has served on scientific advisory boards of AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, Daiichi Sankyo, GlaxoSmithKline, Glenmark, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, Takeda, Pfizer, Prosonix, RespiVert, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Teva and UCB, and has received research funding from Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, Daiichi Sankyo, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Takeda, Pfizer and Sun Pharmaceuticals. He is also a cofounder of RespiVert (now part of Johnson & Johnson), which has discovered novel inhaled anti-inflammatory treatments for asthma and COPD. P.G.J.B. has received grants from the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, Public Health England and the British Lung Foundation, and serves on an advisory board for Novartis. B.R.C. has received grants to the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division of the Brigham and Women's Hospital to complete research studies in COPD from AstraZeneca. He has also received compensation for advisory board participation and/or consultancy from GlaxoSmithKline, Boehringer Ingelheim, Almirall, AstraZeneca, MedImmune, Takeda and Novartis. He does not have shares or interest in any company, nor does any member of his family. He has not received or had any relationship with the tobacco industry and has not participated in promotional talks. E.K.S. has received, in the past 3 years, honoraria and consulting fees from Merck and grant support and consulting fees from GlaxoSmithKline. J.V. has received funding for advising and presenting from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Takeda and Teva, and has received research funding from GlaxoSmithKline. J.A.W. has received research grant funding from Novartis, Takeda, Johnson & Johnson, Vifor Pharma and GlaxoSmithKline. She has received honoraria for lectures and/or advisory boards before January 2015 from GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Almirall, Pfizer, Chiesi and RespiVert. E.F.M.W. declares no competing interests.