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This year´s Heidelberg Health Economics Summer School, an interactive, high-level program offered by InnoVal^HC under the auspices of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, will be “the” opportunity to meet international experts and leaders in health policy and economics, and to discuss challenges surrounding the use of Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) to inform patient access, pricing, and reimbursement decisions including implications for research and development (R&D).

The Summer School 2025 will take place again in the Dolomites – at the NOBIS conference center, opened in 2023 by the city of Bruneck-Brunico (Pustertal-Val Pusteria) in cooperation with the “Nature of Innovation” (NOI) network of research institutes rooted in South Tyrol / Italy and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.

The Summer School will comprise two program modules. In response to feedback and considering prior experience, we will offer again an Introduction Module (3 days) and a Core Module (5 days), which can be booked separately or in combination – in order to better distinguish with basics (the conventional paradigm of HTA and cost-effectiveness) and the state-of-the-art of the debate how to better address the links and gaps between theoretical foundations, current practice, and stakeholder expectations – also in order to reflect the objectives and actual conduct of HTAs, including health economic evaluation.

The Summer School 2025 Flyer with agenda and program higlights can be downloaded HERE.

The scientific program modules will be …

Interactive. Unique ratio of 2:1 between registered participants and faculty, allowing for interaction facilitated by exercises, case studies, and roundtable debates
International. Health policy-makers around the world share fundamental challenges with regard to financing, reimbursement, pricing and access issues, and the appropriate role of HTAs
Intense. High-level scientific presentations and interactive debate, including excellent opportunities to expand professional network
In-depth. Major topics such as handling of ATMPs and cancer combination treatments, OMPs, medical devices and diagnostics, as well as “precision medicine” will be addressed from various perspectives, bringing together academics and practitioners from different fields including clinical medicine, (health & industrial) economics, HTA, medical ethics, and policy-makers
Impartial. Strictly evidence-based and informed by the latest progress in health economics – with ample room for interactive discussions

The Introductory Module – an educational three-days refresher on conventional cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) – will be followed by a five-day Core Program primarily dedicated to

• reflecting the emerging interface between EU Joint Clinical Assessments (JCAs) and national regulations, within and beyond EU member states, and its practical implications;
• addressing the links between clinical and health economic assessments;
• overcoming the gaps between prevalent social norms and preferences and the conventional logic of cost effectiveness;
• identifying ways to (better) reflect the perspectives of citizens and patients in HTAs.

The Summer School 2025 is aimed for academics, physicians & pharmacists as well as professionals.

With the Introductory Module, we offer a refresher for individuals with little experience or with a little rusty knowledge of health economic evaluation methods.

The Core Module will be most suitable for executives in senior commercial functions, market access, and health policy-makers concerned with HTAs and economic evaluation. It will be also of interest to advanced scholars in the field who wish to actively participate in shaping the future development of the regulatory environment with regard to patient access, financing, pricing, and reimbursement policies in the health care sector.

Detailed information on the Application, Logistics & Registration Fees can be found HERE. Reserve your spot now and apply for this year´s Summer School:

Introductory Module / September 11-13, 2025
Application Form

Core Module / September 15-19, 2025
Application Form

Please send the completed and signed application form(s) via email to academy@innoval-hc.com.

If you have any further/ more specific questions regarding the Summer School program modules, please feel free to contact Ramon Schaefer at InnoVal^HC Research Inc.

More detailed information on Accommodations, Travel & Venue can be downloaded HERE. For any travel assistance, please contact Domenico Quarta from our local travel agency Taferner.

For any further questions, please feel free to contact the InnoVal^HC Administration Office:

InnoVal^HC Research Inc.
An der Ringkirche 4
D-65197 Wiesbaden / Germany
Email: academy@innoval-hc.com
Fax: +49 611 4080 789 99
Phone: +49 611 4080 789 10

For a detailed overview of the formal feedback of the Summer School 2024 program, please see the recently published Evaluation Report.

It was a very good program with very good content and excellent lecturers.
Good balance of theory and practice. Room for questions!
Offered excellent opportunities for discussions with experts.
Covered many important topics. Great faculty! Another strength of the program was the discussions and networking opportunities!
I appreciated that international experts were available during the full week.
Great event! I'll be happy to send my team to the next Summer School.

(Summer School 2024 participants)