Managing Director

Johan Eykens

Expertise

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For more than 25 years I have been active in the health care sector, representing companies, promoting products with competent authorities, academics, health funds and healthcare professionals. Learning from, interacting with and sharing expertise with these stakeholders are the basis of the engagement process leading to access of new therapies to patients, the essence of our work. As a former member of the Belgian Medicines Reimbursement Committee and former chair at the Federal Agency of Medicines, I value the close collaboration with Health Care Authorities. As a Vice-President of the Council of Local Economy of Tervuren, I share my professional expertise with fellow citizens to create a lively and dynamic community.

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Qualifications

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• Pharmacist – KU Leuven

• Master of Science in Pharmacology – University of Bradford (UK) 

• Postgraduate in Business Administration – KU Leuven  

 

Career summary

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• 2002 – present: Managing Director of E&A Farma

• Management positions with Merck-Serono, EG, MSD and Leo Pharma 

Market Access Officer

Sofie Verhaegen

Expertise

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I became really passionate about the pricing and reimbursement environment when I was still in university. I had the opportunity to do an internship at Pfizer in market access. After working in the regulatory environment, I Joined E&A consultants in 2018.

Market access is really the last step to give the patient access to their medication. I think a really important message in our job, and moreover our goal is to make the healthcare system more accessible for every one of us.

Within this mindset, I’m really interested in the pricing and reimbursement environment.  Working together as a team is one of the key elements for success in market access.

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Qualifications

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• 2017: Master in pharmaceutical sciences at the KULeuven

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Career summary

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• 2017-2018: Regulatory Affairs Officer at EG

• 2016-2017: Market Access Internship at Pfizer

Market Access Officer

Eline Heusele

Expertise

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During my studies I always had a profound interest in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as in the aspect of the patients wellbeing. At my first job at UCB pharma, I learned a lot about drug development and quality control during its entire lifespan. In this ever changing business, the core value will always be to make people better through innovation and affordable healthcare. By working again in a pharmacy and having day to day contact with patients, the interest in helping people and improving the healthcare system really got my attention. It is with great pleasure that I am part of pricing and reimbursement strategies, at a level where a real difference can be made. 

 

Qualifications

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• ​2013: Master in pharmaceutical healthcare at the KULeuven

• 2014: Master in the industrial pharmacy at the KULeuven

 

​Career summary

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• ​2016-2019: Pharmacist at Pharmacy Heusele

• 2014-2016: Scientist for the analytical science departement at UCB Pharma

• 2013-2014: Internship at UCB Pharma

“The bigger the dream, the more important the team.”

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