Rare Diseases Weekly Roundup

Part 1 featuring Victor Maertens, Government Affairs Manager at EUCOPE In this episode Victor and Aparna will be focusing on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). We will start by looking at the main challenges for manufacturers in the ATMP approval process and what is required from an HTA perspective. We then discuss EUCOPE’s position paper on the different payment models, including the motivation for the report and key learnings. We look at sustainable patient access and whether the report addresses the affordability issues surrounding ATMP’s drug pricing and if this is even possible in the current landscape. The EU’s revision of Blood, Tissue & Cells legislation and lastly the future of ATMPs for manufacturers and patients. Host: Aparna Krishnan Guest speaker: Victor Maertens Produced by: Operations team About Victor Maertens: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victormaertens/ Victor Maertens is the Government Affairs Manager for the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE). Vict