Pay-For-Performance Deals Help Solve ATMP Access Barriers In Europe

New regulations on health technology assessments pose both a threat and an opportunity for getting advanced therapies to market in Europe, while pay-for-performance deals can solve the problem of high up-front payments, said speakers at an event organized by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine.

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New HTA regulation could been an extra barrier for access to ATMPs • Source: Alamy

New EU regulations on health technology assessments (HTAs) could be a double-edged sword, said speakers from industry at the Cell and Gene Meeting on the Med on April 20-22. While the new rules could solve some of the challenges in assessing advanced therapies, including a lack of data at launch, they could also lead to added burden for companies.

Speakers at the event organized by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), which represents companies developing advanced therapy medicinal products...

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