1. EU cooperation on HTA – the way forward Andrzej Rys Director European Commission DG Health and Consumers Health Systems and Products HTA 2.0 Europe - Teaming up for value

2. The context NEW

3. Change is a challenge and an opportunity not a threat -Unknown-

4. STAMP WG

5. EU cooperation on HTA- History Health Programme – Projects EUR-ASSES 1994-1997 ECHTA/ECHAI 1999- 2001 EUnetHTA 2006-2008 FP 7 – Projects 2012  on going Health Programme – Joint Actions EUnetHTA 1 – 2010-2012 EUnetHTA 2 – 2012-2015 Total EU Budget over 30 million €

6. EU cooperation in HTA- achievements Common HTA methodologies have been produced  joint piloting are on-going. IT tools and training facilities are in place  for common use and sharing EU HTA community built up  more trust between HTA doers and MS authorities (EUnetHTA + HTA Network).

7. EU Cooperation in HTA – where we are HTA Network (art 15 Directive 2011/24)– strategic level (set up October 2013)  MS representatives (mainly MoH); EMA associated EUnetHTA (Joint Action HP)– scientific level – on- going until October 2015  HTA doers (mainly HTA Agencies) Two levels in synergy and complementary Involvement of stakeholders - both @ strategic level and scientific level

8. EU cooperation in HTA – VISION New phase of cooperation  from "agreeing on " to "doing and learning together"  PILOTS Up take of EU work in national activities  MAINSTREAMING "Life cycle" approach to health technologies  More synergies with regulators and payers  DEFRAGMENTATION From "projects" to "permanent" cooperation  SUSTAINABILITY HTA Network strategy

9. Conclusions I New phase of EU cooperation on HTA  focus is "doing and learning together" Faster patients' access to medicines Capacity building Reduce duplication and better use of resources Improve/rationalise collection and requests of clinical evidence Increase business predictability EC ready to continue to support cooperation on HTA but …

10. Conclusions II Are YOU ready to TEAM UP and play your part? National HTA agencies Competent authorities/ payers Technology developers All stakeholders (patients, professionals, academic bodies, private experts …) … "New" cooperation on HTA in Europe can be reality only if all subscribe and engage in shaping it !

11. Thank you andrzej.rys@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/health/technolog y_assessment/policy/index_en.htm