Heidelberg Health Economics Summer School 2025

The Heidelberg Health Economics Summer School 2025, 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 2025 program is anticipated to comprise again two modules; in response to feedback and considering prior experience, each of the modules is planned to last for about four days [and might 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 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) 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 exercises and discussions

"Save The Date" for the projected program dates:

INTRO MODULE:   September 10-13, 2025
CORE MODULE:   September 15-19, 2025

Given that the total number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 30 attendants again – please feel free to contact us for a non-binding early-bird reservation.

Detailed schedule including scientific program highlights and confirmed faculty members will be announced soon ...

For non-binding early-bird reservations or any further questions, please 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)