The High Cost of Hope: Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases

Von Maxim Sharakin In recent years, a transformative shift has occurred in the landscape of therapy approval for rare diseases, with regulatory bodies increasingly favoring the entry of novel treatments to be fast in reaching patients in need. This departure from the conventional gold standard trial, where one group of patients receives the treatment and […]


Pharmaceutical pricing system: A perspective from Japan

Von Maxim Sharakin This year, I was selected as a candidate from the Winterthur Institute of Health Economics to participate in the Swissnex staff mobility program to learn from researchers in Japan about their experiences working in the field of Health Technology Assessment and Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA). One of the topics that was raised during […]



Alles ist Wissen, Wissen ist alles

Von Maxim Sharakin Im September dieses Jahres besuchte ich einen dreitägigen Fachworkshop zum Thema “Modeling Approaches for HTA: A Practical Hands-on Workshop” an der Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik (UMIT) in Österreich. Dies war eine grossartige Gelegenheit für mich, mein Wissen über Modellierungstechniken für gesundheitsökonomische Evaluationen zu vertiefen. Schlagwörter: covid, Gesundheitsökonomische Evaluationen, HTA, […]