In this episode, Alexander Natz from EUCOPE chats about the European Health Data Space.
In this episode of the Drug Solutions podcast, Felicity Thomas, European/Senior Editor, chats with Alexander Natz, Secretary-General of EUCOPE, about the European Health Data Space (EHDS), which was formally adopted by the European Parliament in April 2024. The EHDS aims to improve individual’s the access to and control of their own health data and also to allow for the secondary use of health data in research, innovation, policy-making, and regulatory activities.
Alexander Natz is Secretary-General of the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE). As Secretary-General, Alex advises innovative pharmaceutical and biotech companies, including start-ups, in regulatory and pricing and reimbursement matters from the European Union law and German law perspective. From 2008 to 2013, he was Head of the Brussels Office of Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie e.V. (BPI). Before, he worked as a lawyer at Sträter Law Firm in Germany with a special focus on managed entry agreements and licensing of pharmaceuticals. Alex has also worked in the field of competition law with the European Commission and in the pharmaceutical industry. As a research assistant at Duke University (USA) he has dealt with international pharmaceutical law.
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