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Navigating The Uncharted Waters Of EU HTA

 
• By Alexander Natz and Matias Olsen

The EU-level joint clinical assessments that will be introduced under the Health Technology Assessment Regulation from January 2025 represent a huge shift for drug companies launching products in the EU. Industry experts Alexander Natz and Matias Olsen offer key advice to help companies prepare for what is to come.

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EUCOPE sets out how companies can navigate the new EU-wide joint clinical assessments, which represent a major change to the bloc's market access environment.

Ground breaking new procedures in Europe for assessing the relative effectiveness of new drugs at an EU-level are due to go live from January 2025 and companies must be ready.

In this article, The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs’ Alexander Natz and Matias Olsen set out what companies need to know, from understanding which new oncology products will be exempt...

About The Authors

Alexander Natz is secretary general of the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE), and Matias Olsen is the confederation’s senior manager for public affairs & policy....

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