“ By working together, we - the pharmaceutical industry, the health insurers and the FOPH - can create rapid, equal access to reimbursement for innovative drugs at… ”
In Conversation
“ Research shows that more than 70 percent of medical decision-making requires some form of diagnostics, yet less than 2 percent of healthcare budgets are allocated for… ”
“ There is still change management to be done together with the [Norwegian] hospitals, but the situation is now changing rapidly, with more and more procurement officers,… ”
“ It is vital to ensure that we have the right culture and that our employees have a good understanding of the different parts of the business ”
“ In the past, public-private collaborations and partnerships were seen negatively in Norway and although we are not yet at the final destination, huge progress has been… ”
Thomas D. Szucs, European Center of Pharmaceutical Medicine at the University of Basel; Hirslanden Private Hospital, Switzerland; Chairman, Helsana Group
“ The evolution of genomic medicine needs to be accompanied by the willingness of the hospital system – and to some extent, the payer system as well… ”
“ Norway has the opportunity to use its registries, pilot pay for performance schemes, and initiate innovative contracting, so that payment is only made when something works,… ”
“ In a world seemingly turning ever faster and becoming more divided and polarized, it’s an asset to have institutions that stick to their mission ”
“ A successful culture needs to guard against complacency. We must stay hungry ”
“ We have now sold the Epishuttle to customers in more than 20 countries. It is playing a crucial role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic ”
“ Norway is a very good country to start projects. In the pre-seed and seed stage people here are very investment-minded and there are a lot of… ”
“ I personally feel very privileged to work in an organization with such a rich heritage and major impact on people’s lives ”