The conference industry evaluates the effects of the block on investments announced by pharmaceutical companies in conferences for the next 3 years: a damage of 6 billion euros a year. The warning comes from Federcongressi and the main operators in the sector. The congress industry in Italy has a turnover of 23 billion euros and employs 288,000 people. Adolfo Parodi, President of Federcongressi, he states: 'medical-scientific training is in chaos and the sector is in a serious crisis. There is a regulatory vacuum in the field of continuing education in medicine and Farmindustria's decision to block sponsorships of medical-scientific events makes the situation unsustainable for all operators in the congress chain'. From Il Sole 24 Ore 02-11-06
