12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

AbbVie Corporation / Rami Fayed, Vice-President and General Manager

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-11-26

Who is lobbying?

AbbVie Corporation (Address & business activities)

Rami Fayed, Vice-President and General Manager

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Tracey Ramsay, Vice-President and General Manager

Government Funding

Did AbbVie Corporation request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Coalition Members Information

AbbVie Corporation is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

AbbVie Corporation does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of AbbVie Corporation are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of AbbVie Corporation:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
AbbVie Corporation engages the British Columbia Government to advocate for policies that support timely access to AbbVie’s innovative medicines for appropriate patients. More specifically, we engage with government to: Advocate of the value of innovative pharmaceuticals in improving patient outcomes and overall savings to the healthcare system, as well as advancing health security and economic growth.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Health, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Mental Health and Addictions, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens
Advocate for pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies that reflect the value of new medicines to patients and the health care system.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health
Help support health system improvements and healthcare outcomes.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Health, Mental Health and Addictions
Identify partnership opportunities with the Government of British Columbia, Regional Health Authorities, BC Cancer Agency, and Universities in clinical research on new and existing treatments and therapies, and the generation of real-world evidence.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Health, Mental Health and Addictions

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocate for health policy evaluation regarding the measurement of the value of public expenditures on medications with respect to patient outcomes, healthcare system sustainability and appropriation of funding for medications.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Science and Technology
Gain and maintain reimbursement of AbbVie biopharmaceutical products as per provincial reviews and as defined by Pharmacare, BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV and AIDS, and Regional Health Authorities; emphasize the roles, value and outcomes of AbbVie biopharmaceutical products in providing benefits to patient health and contribution to the BC healthcare system.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Hospitals
Policy and program recommendations regarding creation of a robust BC life sciences eco-system that will lead to increased research and development activities in BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Science and Technology

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Children and Family Development
Finance
Fraser Health Authority
Health
Interior Health Authority
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Northern Health Authority
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care
Providence Health Care Society
Provincial Health Services Authority
Public Safety and Solicitor General
University of British Columbia
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Mental Health and Addictions

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Stephane Bakarat
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No