Regulatory, health technology assessment and company interactions: the current landscape and future ecosystem for drug development, review and reimbursement

11 April 2023 - The aims of this study were to review the current interactions within and across regulatory and HTA ...

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The EU butts heads with big pharma to make medicines cheaper

2 February 2023 - The bloc’s pharma reform aims to get new drugs to patients faster, for less money. But it ...

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The battle over European drug pricing

19 January 2023 - UK and EU must balance health cost control with plans to grow life sciences. ...

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Bayer shifts pharma focus away from ‘innovation unfriendly’ Europe

16 January 2023 - Bayer has said it is shifting the focus of its pharmaceutical business to the US and ...

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European Union regulation of health technology assessment: what is required for it to succeed?

22 July 2022 - After considerable discussion and debate, the European Commission proposal for the regulation of health technology assessment was ...

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Topic selection process in health technology assessment agencies around the world: a systematic review

7 February 2022 - The purpose of this study was to systematically review the process for topic selection by health technology ...

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Understanding innovation of health technology assessment methods: the IHTAM framework

31 January 2022 - Adequate methods are urgently needed to guarantee the good practice of health technology assessment for technologies with ...

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Pricing vaccines and drugs in Europe: worth differentiating?

1 November 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has recently brought to the forefront the vital importance of vaccines, of which Europe ...

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Coverage with evidence development schemes for medical devices in Europe: characteristics and challenges

20 October 2021 - Medical devices are potentially good candidates for coverage with evidence development schemes, as clinical data at market ...

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Do existing real world data sources generate suitable evidence for the HTA of medical devices in Europe? Mapping and critical appraisal

28 April 2021 - Technological and computational advancements offer new tools for the collection and analysis of real world data.  ...

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Patient involvement in relative effectiveness assessments in the European Network for Health Technology Assessment

20 January 2021 - Patient involvement in the process of producing health technology assessments has become increasingly important. In the ...

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Efficiency ratio and rocketing drug prices: old concerns and new possibilities

23 October 2020 - One of the most significant phenomena in the recent years concerning the pharmaceutical industry and, at ...

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Community engagement in health technology assessment and beyond: from guests in the process to hosts

15 October 2020 - In health technology assessment, clinical and economic evidence are assessed in the regulatory and reimbursement environments, with ...

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Real world evidence to support payer/HTA decisions about highly innovative technologies in the EU—actions for stakeholders

3 September 2020 - There are divergent views on the potential of real world data to inform decisions made by regulators, ...

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The impact of managed entry agreements on pharmaceutical prices

6 July 2020 - Managed entry agreements have been used for several years, with the aim of curbing the growth of ...

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