Ms. Paola Kruger has been working with the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centre of the San Camillo Forlanini Hospital in Rome, Italy, as a patient advocate for many years, where she also set up a peer-to-peer support service for people living with MS who have been newly diagnosed.

She also has a keen interest in patient education and involvement. She is the Scientific Director of the Italian European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation training course, member of a busy ethics committee, and participates in many national and international initiatives promoting patient inclusion. She has been listed as a European Medicines Agency expert.

One of Ms. Kruger’s main interests is how to engage patients in clinical research, as she believes that good research needs to involve the patient’s voice from the beginning.