
Winds of change blowing over Germany for Orphan Drugs
By Andrea Bernardini, Senior Analyst Email: [email protected] Intensifying pressure to implement cost savings due to COVID induced economic downturn and the current ruling coalition, seem

To 2022 and beyond: what the latest budget law in Italy means for its pharmaceutical market
By Andrea Bernardini, Senior Analyst Email: [email protected] The latest approved Budget Law for the three-year period 2022-2024 is quite extensive and covers the whole planned spending

Italy shakes up early access programmes
By Richard Wang, Senior Analyst & Andrea Bernardini, Senior Analyst Email: [email protected] [email protected] On 10th of November, the Italian Medicines Agency AIFA announced that it

Is Spain becoming a cost-effectiveness market for biopharma?
By Ciaran Cassidy, Snr Analyst Email: [email protected] On the 25th of July, the AEMPS of Spain published the first Therapeutic Positioning Report (Informe de Posicionamiento

FDA stokes controversy with Alzheimer’s drug approval – what will it mean?
By Max Rex, Consultant Email: [email protected] On Monday 7th June, the FDA approved aducanumab, the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s in 18 years. Aducanumab, manufactured

NICE’s 5 year strategy looks towards a dynamic future
By Jayne Watson, Senior Analyst Email: [email protected] In April, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) launched its 5 year strategy, outlining their

What will happen to free pricing and Orphan Drugs in Germany after the election?
By Jens Leutloff, Senior Consultant Email [email protected] The discussion of cost containment measures in the German healthcare system does not seem to stop, and could

Is Italy a favourable market for Orphan Drugs? The latest OSSFOR Booklet paints a promising picture for the Italian landscape
By Andrea Bernardini, Analyst & Akshay Kumar, Partner Email: [email protected] [email protected] On the 12th of February the Orphan Drugs Observatory and the Italian Society of

Comparing cost-effectiveness outcomes of cell and gene therapies across HTA organisations
By Chloe Sheppard, Senior Analyst & Max Rex, Consultant Email: [email protected] [email protected] Cost-effectiveness analyses, as part of Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) for new therapies, appear