Do you know IMAS? IMAS stands for International Market Access Society. As a matter of fact it derives from MAS, the Market Access Society founded in France more than 10 years ago. The very first meeting of IMAS called ACCESS 2023 Miami Beach took place in April 2023. This meeting brought together different key stakeholders and professionals in lively discussions on market access, pricing and reimbursement.
On day 1 of the conference, the issue panel “Market Access of Rare Diseases – Learning from Current Experience in Oncology and Gene Therapies and Future Perspective” took place. It focused on current market access challenges with innovative cell and gene therapies in oncology and rare diseases. Furthermore, it offered an opportunity to discuss potential solutions for patient access. The session’s moderator was Yoojung Yang, PharmD, MS, Head of North America, HEOR, Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Speakers were Lou Garrison, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Meriem Bouslouk-Marx, PhD, MSc International Health, G-BA Benefit Assessment Expert, AMNOG Orphan Drug Specialist, MBM Future Health and Samuel Ang, Global Access Lead, Takeda.
In particular, Dr. Meriem Bouslouk-Marx presented a paper with the title ‘New AMNOG Complexities for Orphan Drugs – Gene Therapies in Oncology and Beyond’.
From left to right: Lou Garrison, Meriem Bouslouk-Marx, Samuel Ang and Yoojung Yang. Photo by © DDJ