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EU Payer Advisory Boards to Refine Value Story and Reduce Pre-Launch Access Risk

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Client Profile

Mid-size Bipharmaceutical

Key Stakeholders

Market Access, HEOR, Medical Affairs

Asset

Pre-Launch

Disease Area

Rare Disease

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Client Profile

Mid-size Bipharmaceutical

Key Stakeholders

Market Access, HEOR, Medical Affairs

Asset

Pre-Launch

Disease Area

Rare Disease

Situation

A mid-size biopharmaceutical company was preparing to launch a rare disease therapy across multiple European markets.

Value communication was complicated by variable symptom severity, limited comparative evidence, and payer scrutiny of surrogate endpoints.

The client engaged Alkemi to test and refine the payer value story, anticipate objections, and define a market-specific access and evidence strategy to support EU HTA and reimbursement discussions.

Approach

1. Assessed rare disease analogues to identify successful tactics for communicating surrogate endpoint value.

2. Interviewed local affiliate market access leaders to understand country-specific payer expectations and HTA dynamics.

3. Conducted payer and KOL advisory boards to pressure-test value messages, validate credibility, and surface anticipated objections.

4. Developed market-specific value stories aligned to local evidence thresholds and decision drivers.

5. Defined longer-term evidence priorities to strengthen payer confidence over time.

The focus throughout:

Translate complex evidence into messages that hold up across EU markets.

Deliverables

1
Analogue assessment outlining successful approaches for communicating surrogate endpoint value.
2
EU market access leader interviews capturing local payer expectations and reimbursement dynamics.
3
Payer and KOL advisory boards to test value messages and identify objections and evidence gaps.
4
Market-specific value stories aligned with local access requirements.
5
Strategic evidence roadmap to strengthen payer perceptions and support reimbursement.
6

Impact

“Alkemi helped us pressure-test our value narrative and translate complex evidence into messages that resonated with payers.” - Global HEOR Lead

Clearer EU Access Strategy:

Improved understanding of payer perceptions, evidence thresholds, and decision drivers across markets.

Stronger, Localized Value Communication:

Market-specific value stories addressed anticipated objections and strengthened HTA readiness.

Defined Evidence Priorities:

Identified long-term strategies to build confidence, including registries, access schemes, and disease studies.

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