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Farzana Malik

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Steering Committee Member, Rare Disease Interest Group, Health Technology Assessment International at Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi)
📍 Switzerland

A commercially focused leader with over 20 years of experience in market access, pricing, and health economics, specializing in treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases. She is the Managing Partner at Cogience and a Steering Committee Member at Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). She holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews.

Outside of her professional work, she enjoys a range of activities including hiking, dancing, and skiing. These interests suggest an appreciation for both the outdoors and artistic expression, providing a balance to her scientific and commercial career.

She uniquely bridges commerce, policy, and academia through her simultaneous leadership roles in consulting, an international HTA organization, and lecturing on biomedical entrepreneurship.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Steering Committee Member, Rare Disease Interest Group, Health Technology Assessment International
Location
Switzerland
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Priorities

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Rare Disease Access
Her career is dedicated to overcoming the unique market access and economic modeling challenges associated with treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases.
Economic Modeling in HTA
She has co-authored multiple recent systematic reviews and publications exploring the challenges and solutions for economic modeling in health technology assessments for rare diseases.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Steering Committee Member, Rare Disease Interest Group, Health Technology Assessment International
Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi)
12-2014
Managing Partner
Cogience
9-2021 - 9-2025
Lecturer, module leader for pricing & reimbursement
sitem Center for Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship
3-2016 - 3-2020
VP Pricing & Market Access
Vicarius Pharma
7-2011 - 8-2013
VP Market Access
Sequana Medical - alfapump system
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Media appearances

Rare Diseases – HTAi (Steering Committee Members). Featured in Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
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Education
1993 - 1998
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of St Andrews
9-1992 - 7-1993
Master's degree
University of St Andrews
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