IGES founds new subsidiary in Italy: IGES Italy Pharma Consulting

Further growth of the IGES Group - Consulting services for the pharmaceutical markets in Europe

Berlin, 16. January 2025 (IGES Institute) – The IGES Group has opened another location in Europe. With the founding of IGES Italy Pharma Consulting, the Group also established a presence in Italy at the beginning of the year. IGES Italy Pharma Consulting, based in Milan, is part of the IGES Group and offers strategic and market access consulting services for developers and manufacturers of pharmaceuticals with a focus on the Italian market.

The service network for customers from the life science industry is thus expanding to a total of seven countries in Europe with its own subsidiaries. United as IGES Pharma, the locations of the IGES Group support the market launch and reimbursement of new pharmaceutical developments in Europe.

The head of the IGES Group, Professor Dr Bertram Häussler, comments: ‘With IGES Italy Pharma Consulting, we have specific consulting expertise in the largest pharmaceutical markets in Europe and our own locations in seven countries. This enables us to support clients even more comprehensively with customised services on key European market access issues, from strategy development to the implementation of European launch projects.’

The Managing Director of IGES Italy Pharma is Dr Ilda Theka, who previously held senior positions in market access consulting for international pharmaceutical, medtech and biotech companies at the consulting firm Alira Health. She holds a doctorate in biomedicine and a Master of Business Administration and, in addition to her strong strategic expertise in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, brings years of practical experience in advanced therapies research.

IGES Institute – The knowledge corporation: from information to innovation

Founded in Berlin in 1980, the IGES Institute is the core of the IGES Group and is now one of the largest private-sector research and consultancy companies for infrastructure and healthcare issues in Germany. Since its foundation, more than 6,000 projects have been carried out on issues relating to access to healthcare, its quality, financing and the organisation of competition in the healthcare sector. In addition to the IGES Institute, the IGES Group includes several specialised subsidiaries in seven European countries, which primarily offer services for international life science industries. The group employs more than 200 highly qualified staff.

IGES Italy Pharma Consulting SRL

IGES Italy Pharma Consulting is a Milan-based consultancy and service company for developers and manufacturers of pharmaceuticals. It offers support for the market launch and reimbursement of new pharmaceutical developments in Italy. IGES Italy Pharma Consulting is part of the IGES Group, which has subsidiaries in seven European countries and works for international life science industries.