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Ludwig Kappos, MSVirtual2020 – Highlights From MSVirtual2020

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Published Online: Oct 21st 2020

We were delighted to speak with Ludwig Kappos (University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland) about his highlights from the MSVirtual2020 meeting.

Disclosures: Dr Kappos reports receiving grants from Actelion, Allergan, Almirall, Baxalta, Bayer Healthcare, Biogen, CSL Behring, Desitin, Eisai, Excemed, Genzyme, INNO Swiss, Japan Tabacco, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Pfizer, Receptos, Sanofi, Santhera and Teva; other from Neurostatus; and grants from the European Union, Roche Research Foundation, Swiss MS Society and Swiss National Research Foundation.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media.

Filmed as a highlight of the Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting, MSVirtual2020. 

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