Economics of Innovation
Optimal innovation balances willingness and ability to pay with the benefits of future R&D. Our wide-ranging programme aims to promote innovation in health care, increase our understanding of its value, and encourage R&D. New models of innovation should streamline development, reduce costs, and speed patient benefit.
The WHO Technical Report on the Pricing of Cancer Medicines: Missing a central role for HTA and value assessment
1 April 2019
The WHO Technical Report: Pricing of cancer medicines and its impacts (“the Report”) was published in order to address requests made in a resolution adopted by…
Value, Access, and Incentives for Innovation: Policy Perspectives on Alternative Models for Pharmaceutical Rebates
1 March 2019
OHE Research Paper 19/02: The combination of rising drug costs in the US and increasing financial stress for individual patients has triggered intense national concern. One…
Early Experience with Health Technology Assessment of Gene Therapies in the United States: Pricing and Paying for Cures
1 February 2019
Gene therapies, which can provide cures for diseases, are a new area of research for ICER. Some are within two to three years of becoming available…
Making the Most of Health Data to Deliver Pharmaceutical Innovation: What Are the Legal Barriers?
20 December 2018
OHE publishes a report on the legal barriers to the better use of health data to deliver pharmaceutical innovation.
Approaches, Challenges and Successful Stories of Multi-indication Pricing in Europe
28 November 2018
Multi-Indication Pricing: Practical Solutions and Steps to Move Forward. A summary of an HTAi panel session.
Presentations from ISPOR Europe 2018
23 November 2018
OHE staff recently attended the ISPOR Europe conference in Barcelona. In this blog post, we share a selection of our presentations.
New Publication: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and Health Technology Assessment
12 October 2018
A new publication in the European Journal of Health Economics identifies potential challenges of ATMPs in view of current health technology assessment (HTA) methodology and explores…
As UN General Assembly Highlights Tuberculosis Fight, Will BRICS Lead on the R&D Agenda?
26 September 2018
The Center for Global Development and the Office of Health Economics are working on a new approach to drive the next generation of investment for better…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: The People’s Prescription – Re-imagining Health Innovation to Deliver Public Value
7 September 2018
OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Mariana Mazzucato on Re-imagining Health Innovation to Deliver Public Value. 28 September 2018 12:00-2:00pm.