Nikos Dedes is the founder and chair of ‘Positive Voice’, the Greek Association of People Living with HIV, the founder and vice-chair of ‘Prometheus’- the Hellenic Liver Patient Association, and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG). He is also a past member of the Management Board of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Nikos participates on the Steering Committees of NEAT id (European HIV Clinical Trials Foundation) and the “HIV Outcomes – Beyond Viral Suppression” initiatives. He is a member of the HIV Treatment Guidelines Panel of the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) and a member of the Coordinating Team of the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis & TB Civil Society Forum, an advisory group to DG Sante of the European Commission. He is also a member of the National Clinical Trials Ethics Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP).