Patient experts from EFA network have been involved in several scientific advice procedures at the European Medicines Agency since the beginning of the year, concerning atopic dermatitis, asthma, COPD and nasal polyps. We are very grateful to our volunteers who have significant experience in living with their disease on a daily basis but are also aware of the needs of fellow patients. EFA acts as mediator only and patient experts are always 100% independent. The EMA facilitates individual’s involvement in a very good way: it is not always self-evident to go to a meeting full of scientific and regulatory experts and being the only patient or review scientific documents.