SOUNDS OF SCIENCE - EPISODE 5

On today’s episode, we’ll be following up last year’s discussion on genomic sequencing, by looking at some of the measures that leading EU Member States have taken to pave the way toward wider access to genomic testing and discuss what else can be done to ensure wider patients access with some very knowledgeable experts as well as some of the world’s leading advanced diagnostics developers.

Our guests today are:

· Richard Charter, Vice President MedTech Market Access - Europe & Asia Pacific, Alira Health. He has 15 years of experience in financial economics, health economics, consulting, market access, and pricing for MedTech companies. Alira Health is an international patient-centric and technology-enabled advisory firm whose mission is to humanize healthcare.

· Caroline van der Meijden, Director of Reimbursement EU, Agendia. Next to a PhD in life sciences she is an expert in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) with experience in both public and private sectors. Agendia is a global leader in innovative genomic technology and diagnostic tests for breast cancer.

· Don Husereau, Health Economist & Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa. He does freelance health care research, and works with private and public sector life sciences organizations to help them understand the value of health technology and its implications for health and innovation policy.

· Matias Olsen, Public Affairs and Policy Manager at EUCOPE. Matias supports EUCOPE on key topics, covering among others, EU HTA, advanced diagnostics, the Pharmaceutical Strategy, EU’s cancer plan, blood, tissues and cells legislation and relevant market access topics. He coordinates members’ thematic working groups, including the P&R/Market Access Working Group, the Genomics Working Group and the EU HTA Regulation Task Force. 

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