Outcomes-Based Agreements and Innovative Contracting for Biopharmaceuticals: Where Is The Market Moving?

Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Commercialization & HEOR,
  • Friday, September 22, 2017 | 10am BST (UK) / 11am CEST (EU-Central) / 5am EDT (NA)
  • 60 min

Key Insights

  • Learn why traditional contracting approaches may not be enough to address the needs of both payers and pharma manufacturers
  • Hear about current trends and anticipated innovations, including the use of outcomes-based agreements
  • Get insights on the key contracting issues you should be considering today to optimise the commercial success of your products.

Overview

Launching a new drug often requires a compromise between the manufacturer and payer’s objectives and priorities. While ensuring patient access to new drugs is an objective for both parties, payers also need to make certain that new therapies comply with budgetary constraints and that any associated risks of uncertainty are minimised. In this context, contracting represents mutually valuable agreements that address the needs of both the manufacturer and the payer.

Traditional contracting agreements have focused purely on price negotiations. These simple agreements such as price discounting/rebates, caps and free goods, in themselves are not novel; however, their combination or inclusion in the context of a more complex agreement can be considered in the design of innovative contracting agreements.

When designing a contract, the aim is to find a cohesive solution that meets the needs of the payer while still achieving manufacturer objectives. Sometimes, “traditional” contracting is not sufficient to achieve this compromise, necessitating the adoption of more advanced, and sometimes complex, innovative contracting agreements.

Broadly speaking, innovative contracts can be classified as:

  • Outcomes-based agreements: linking the product’s clinical outcomes with price and/or access
  • Financially-based agreements: employing novel financial mechanisms to manage risk and uncertainty
  • Value added services: leveraging technology and broader offerings to support product price and/or access, as a stand-alone agreement or more often in combination with an outcomes- or financially-based agreement

Perceptions of innovative contracting and the use of outcomes-based agreements vary across markets. In Italy, where infrastructure for data collection is broadly available, payers are accustomed to outcomes-based contracts. In the US, outcomes-based contracting has been less common – though it is gaining traction and expected to play an increasing role in the future.

Register today to get a deeper understanding of the changing contracting landscape and to learn ways to leverage new and innovative approaches to improve the commercial success of your biopharmaceutical products.

Speakers

Guy Sherwin, Lead Consultant, EU Pricing and Market Access, Commercialisation and Outcomes, ICON

Guy has spent over six years advising on global pricing, market access and commercialisation strategy. Innovative contracting and the use of managed entry agreements to support market access is an area of core competence. He consults with clients across a wide variety of therapeutic areas including cardiovascular disease, oncology, metabolic disorders, ophthalmology, and orphan diseases.

 

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Michael Pace, MBA, Senior Principal, Pricing and Market Access, Commercialisation and Outcomes, ICON

Mike has over 20 years of executive experience with global biopharmaceutical firms and digital health start-up ventures, leading payer and specialty pharmacy account management, market access strategy, contracting and operations, sales and sales training, business and leadership development functions. At EMD Serono, he instituted the outcomes-based contracting effort that led to the first outcomes-based agreement on a specialty medication with a health plan, followed by the first outcomes-based agreement with a pharmacy benefit manager in the United States

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Who Should Attend?

This program is intended for professionals from pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies involved in:

  • Market Access & Public Affairs
  • Medical Device manufacturers
  • Strategic Pricing
  • Brand & Portfolio
  • Commercial Development
  • Medical Affairs
  • Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR)
  • Marketing

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ICON Commercialisation & Outcomes, which optimises the value of drugs and medical devices through innovative strategies and tactics to meet evolving evidentiary, regulatory, and reimbursement requirements. Our expert team establishes and communicates a product’s unique clinical and economic outcomes to achieve success in today’s dynamic and patient-centric healthcare environment.

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