Conflict of interest
MDF participated on advisory boards and steering committees for and received speaker or writing honoraria, research support and funding for travelling from Alexion, BMS, Bayer, Biogen Idec, Genzyme, Horizon, Janssen, Merck, Mylan, Novartis, Roche, Siemens Healthineers, Teva and Viatris. DF has received travel grants and/or fees for speaking and/or advisory boards from Alexion, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi. PR received grants for speaking or consultancies from: Biogen, Bristoll-Myers-Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi Genzyme. GTM received personal compensation from Serono, Biogen, Novartis, Roche and Teva for public speaking and advisory boards. PC received honoraria for consultancy or speaking from Alexion, Biogen, BMS, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi, Roche. LL received honoraria for consultancy or speaking from Biogen, Novartis, Sanofi, Bristol, Merck, Roche. VN has received consulting fees from Novartis, Roche, Mylan, Biogen Idec, Merck, Teva and Bayer; speaker and writing honoraria from Mylan, Teva, Biogen Idec, Bayer, Sanofi Genzyme and Merck and travel grants from Teva, Biogen Idec, Sanofi Genzyme, Roche and Novartis. EDS received travel grants from Sanofi, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis to attend national conferences. MaCl received personal compensations for public speaking from Merck, Biogen, Novartis, Sanofi Genzyme, Almirall, Roche and Viatris and received research grants from Merck, Biogen and Novartis. CG has served on scientific advisory boards and received support for travel and congress attendance from Biogen, Novartis, Almirall, Sanofi-Genzyme, Merck-Serono. MR received honoraria or consultation fees from Biogen Idec, Sanofi Genzyme, Novartis and Merck Serono. RF received honoraria or consultation fees from Roche, Novartis, Merck and Sanofi Genzyme. FB received honoraria for consultancy or speaking from Biogen, Bristol, Merck, Roche. AL has received personal compensation from Novartis, Sanofi, Biogen, Merck, Roche, and Bristol-Myers Squibb for public speaking and advisory boards; her research has been funded by Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla, the Italian Ministry of Health and the Italian Ministry of University. MaCa received honoraria for consultancy or speaking from Biogen, Novartis, Sanofi, BMS, Merck Serono, Roche. SM received honoraria for consultancy or speaking from Biogen, Novartis, Sanofi, Bristol, Merck, Roche. DP received honoraria for consultancy from and/or speaking at Biogen Idec, Merck-Serono, Almirall, Sanofi-Aventis, Teva, Novartis and Genzyme. GDL served on scientific advisory boards and received speaking honoraria or travel grants from Biogen, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche and Sanofi Genzyme. VT participated on advisory boards for and received speaker or writing honoraria and funding for traveling from Biogen, Sanofi Genzyme, Merck, Novartis, Roche and Almirall. RL received honoraries from Biogen, Merck, Sanofi, Roche and Novartis for lectures or scientific boards. MM has received research grants from ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS, UK MS Society and Merck; honoraria from EMD Serono, Ipsen, Merck, Roche and Sanofi Genzyme and consultant fees from Veterans Evaluation Services. CS received travel grant and honoraria from Merck, Biogen, Novartis and Amgen. EC has received consulting and/or lecture fees and/or travel grants from Biogen Idec, Sanofi Genzyme, Merck Serono, Novartis and Roche. CG received fees for speaking and advisory boards from Merck, Biogen, Novartis, Teva, Roche, Almirall, Bayer, Mylan and Sanofi. CT received honoraria for speaking and travel grants from Biogen, Sanofi Aventis, Merck Serono, Bayer Schering, Teva, Genzyme, Almirall and Novartis. The other authors declare no conflict of interests related to this paper.