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The number of outlaw bikers is growing globally. Despite this, little research exists on these groups and their alleged violent tendencies. To address this, the current paper uses unique data to examine whether gang violence causes outlaw biker violence. The period examined runs from mid-2008 until early 2012 during which violent clashes occurred between outlaw bikers and street gang members involved in an alleged conflict in Copenhagen, Denmark. A precise description of each individual act of violence would make it possible to identify whether specific acts were carried out in furtherance of the alleged conflict. This would allow one to determine whether outlaw bikers commit violence on behalf of their club. However, such knowledge is unavailable. The paper therefore takes a different approach by examining whether acts of violence committed by the two groups are statistically associated. In other words, it considers whether one or more acts can be described as retaliatory during the observation periods. The sample consists of 640 individuals involved with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club or with non-biker street gangs–both of which are present in Copenhagen. Statistical models are used to predict 143 violent events committed by 196 outlaw bikers. The results suggest that violence committed by gang members predicts violence committed by outlaw bikers. This indicates that violent acts committed by outlaw bikers are at least partly a form of retaliation carried out on behalf of their club. The paper expands the literature on the kinds of inter-group, micro-level processes that can lead to reciprocal violence by including outlaw bikers in a literature that has previously focused on non-biker street gangs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Résumé: Le dernier congrès de l'ISPOR Europe (International society for pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research) s'est tenu à Copenhague du 2 au 6 novembre 2019. Un groupe de pharmaciens, médecins et économistes en santé en synergie avec un groupe d'étudiants en master 2 de médico-économie présents à Copenhague, ont choisi de vous en restituer les messages forts. Cette synergie de groupe vise à développer « l'approche de la médico-économie sous toutes ses facettes ». Dans cet article, les auteurs évoquent les questions issues des différentes sessions et/ou posters, notamment l'évaluation des produits de santé : comment accélérer l'accès au marché des traitements tout en garantissant la pertinence clinique et la maîtrise des dépenses ? The last congress of ISPOR Europe (International society for pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research) was held in Copenhagen from 2 to 6 November 2019. A group of pharmacists, physicians and health economists in synergy with a group of students in Master 2 of medico-economics attending the conference have chosen to share some of the highlights. This group synergy aims to develop "the medico-economic approach in all its facets". In this paper, the authors discussed the following questions from the different sessions and/or posters, in particular the evaluation of health products: how to accelerate access to the treatment market while ensuring clinical relevance and control of spending? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine took place in Copenhagen on October 13–17, 2007. The event is the major scientific and professional effort in the field of nuclear medicine in Europe. The most important developments in the fields of instrumentation, radionuclide production, radiochemistry, radiotherapy, as well as the clinical imaging fields of neurology, cardiology, oncology, and general sciences were reported. This paper emphasizes the major findings and trends at this important gathering. This review is, however, only a brief summary of the large amount of data discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]