Dr Els Torreele is a global health equity and medical innovation expert, and Founding Director of æqua, a recently created Think Space on Equity and Economic Justice for Health. A Bio-Engineer and PhD from Brussels University, for over 20 years she has combined biomedical research, pharmaceutical R&D, policy analysis and research, and advocacy towards equitable access to health technologies. Building on her experience with the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Open Society Foundations, UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, she currently works as Independent Researcher and Advisor.
