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Market Access Matters

Access Infinity
Market Access
Access Infinity
Orphan Drug Development
Most Favored Nation Policy
Most Favored Nation
Japan Health Economics Thresholds
Germany Medical Research Act
Megan O'brien
Payer Perceptions
Rare Diseases
Visual Evidence In Payer Communications
Payment By Results
Market Access Matters
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Brought to you by the team at Access Infinity, this podcast shines a spotlight on the people in market access. In each episode we interview a different industry professional to discover their journey into market access, what inspires them and what they feel is on the horizon for this this ever-changing and exciting industry.

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In this episode, we hear from Megan O'Brien, Associate Director at Access Infinity, to explore why understanding payer perception is so difficult to capture in a structured way. 

Megan shares how traditional KPIs like time to access and price only t... more

Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing has taken over conversations at conferences, client meetings, and boardrooms alike, but what does it actually mean in practice?

In this episode, we continue the conversation on evolving US pricing policy. Host Louis... more

In this episode we sit down with Nikhil Taxak, Head of Pricing and Market Access Data Analytics at Access Infinity, to explore the rapidly evolving market access landscape.

From the US Most Favored Nation (MFN) policy and Germany's Medical Research ... more

In this episode, we're joined by Louisa Oliver Byrne, Senior Consultant at Access Infinity. We learn about the complexities of the Most Favored Nation (MFN) policy and its implications for pharmaceutical market access. Louisa shares insights from her... more

In this episode, we invite Access Infinity Partner, Isabel Rubio back to the podcast  to explore the unique challenges and innovative solutions reshaping market access and pricing within rare disease.  

Isabel shares insights from her extensive expe... more

In this insightful episode we speak with Lizzie Shanahan, Global Access AI Strategy Lead at Sanofi. With over six years' experience at Sanofi and a rich background in commercial roles, Lizzie shares her unique journey into the world of market access ... more

In this episode, we speak with Silvy Mardiguian, Senior Director and Head of HEOR for Europe & New Markets at BeiGene.  

Silvy has been co-leading BeiGene’s preparedness and organisational readiness for the new Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) framew... more

In this episode we chat with Jie Shen, who is Vice President Global Head Market Access at CSL. 

Having started her career in pharma before the market access function existed, Jie is an industry veteran. We cover the changes she's seen over the last ... more

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Megan O'Brien
Associate Director at Access Infinity
Access Infinity
Episode: Understanding Payer Perceptions with Megan O'Brien
Nikhil Taxak
Head of Pricing and Market Access Data Analytics at Access Infinity, APAC Hyderabad
Access Infinity
Episode: Navigating Global Policy Shifts with Nikhil Taxak
Louisa Oliver Byrne
Senior Consultant at Access Infinity
Access Infinity
Episode: Beyond the Headlines: Understanding MFN's True Impact on Market Access
Isabel Rubio
Partner at Access Infinity; author of a blog on orphan drug development
Access Infinity
Episode: Revolutionary Strategies in Orphan Drug Development with Isabel Rubio

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Beyond the Headlines: Understanding MFN's True Impact on Market Access
Q: What does your current role cover and what projects do you typically work on?
She highlights the variety of projects across therapy areas and systems, focusing on helping clients with market access strategies, pricing approaches, and providing guidance to influence decision making, while emphasizing the people and mentoring aspects of leadership within the team.
Beyond the Headlines: Understanding MFN's True Impact on Market Access
Q: So to start, can you share a bit about your background? How did you get into market access?
Louisa explains that her entry began at a university careers fair, recognizing market access as the bridge between science and policy. She describes moving into consultancy, mentoring others, and eventually co-leading an introduction to market access in the US with CELforPharma, which sparked ongoing engagement with MFN and related policy shifts.
Navigating Global Policy Shifts with Nikhil Taxak
Q: What do you foresee as the biggest market access challenge in the next 12–18 months?
Difficulties will stem from devising integrated global pricing strategies under MFN and containment policies, coupled with ensuring equity of access across markets amid differing regulatory and HTA frameworks.
Navigating Global Policy Shifts with Nikhil Taxak
Q: What policy developments are you watching most closely for the remainder of the year and into 2026?
Key items include MFN outcomes, joint clinical assessments in Europe for oncology assets, policy changes in Japan, China, Canada, and the UK NICE willingness to pay, with emphasis on how these could realign pricing and market access.
Revolutionary Strategies in Orphan Drug Development with Isabel Rubio
Q: Can you summarize the three game-changing strategies discussed in your blog?
The three strategies are: (1) using multi-domain endpoints to capture heterogeneous disease manifestations and customizing success definitions, (2) leveraging visual evidence to communicate real-world patient impact to payers, and (3) exploring payment-by-results contracts while ensuring endpoints are aligned with routine clinical practice to support sustainable reimbursement.

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