MIKE ISLES, Executive Director, European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines

Mike is the Executive Director for the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU (www.asop.eu), a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC). With over 35,000 fake pharmacy websites targeting Europe on any given day, this multi sectoral organisation’s mission is to enable patients to buy their medicines online safely – where it is legal to do so. ASOP EU collaborates strongly with ASOP Global (www.buysaferx.pharmacy) and its members and observers involve many key internet stakeholders. Its aim is to facilitate and campaign for new legislation as well as concrete voluntary actions that will make a real difference and ultimately benefit the health and safety of patients.