Technology Assessment

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Technology Assessment

Mercury Pharmaceuticals

The process of bringing your healthcare innovation to the market is lengthy and complicated. Besides the clinical or humanistic value that your product generates, for example by decreasing complication rate, prolonging survival, improving patient flow etc., the economic value needs to be demonstrated to healthcare payers.

Using Health Technology Assessment, the value of a novel medical intervention is quantified by simultaneous analysis of effects on patient outcomes and total costs of care associated with the innovation in comparison to the standard of care. An objective measure of the medical innovation’s value is generally required for (national) reimbursement applications.

Mercury Pharmaceuticals offers tailor-made Health Technology Assessment expertise through:

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  • Development-focused health technology assessment: even in the early stages of development when complete clinical data is not (yet) available, an estimation of expected value can be made using experts-inputs and small scale studies
  • Extensive literature review of the relevant standard of care pathway and associated costs, establishing the baseline to which your innovation will be compared by payers
  • Developing, analyzing and validating health economic models, including translating and updating  existing models with new (country-specific) data
  • Development of value dossiers for all relevant stakeholders
  • Preparation of reimbursement files

MERCURY trials

Clinical trials are very important as it allow us to evaluate the effectiveness of new drugs, new devices, preventative strategies or treatment strategies. It also enables us to discover better ways for patients' care.
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Cancer

Our mission remains constant as we endeavor to deliver novel medicines to patients with cancer, treating solid tumors with high unmet medical needs in well-defined patient populations that are currently not well supported.
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Neuroscience

Whether you're looking to manufacture toxicology batches or cGMP material for clinical trials, we can help you expedite molecules to clinic with full transparency.
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More data, more answers? A 1.9 million-person health study shows why scale has limits

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Sep 2026

More data, more answers? A 1.9 million-person health study shows why scale has limits

Researchers analyzed phenotypic and linked health-record data from more than 1.9 million adults in Our Future Health, comparing demographic characteristics, disease patterns, clinical associations, and rare-condition case counts with national data and other major cohorts. The cohort's size provides unusually large samples for many common and less common conditions, although its demographic composition and current data sources require careful consideration when interpreting population-level estimates.

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APOE genotype helps p-tau217 predict who may develop cognitive impairment sooner

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Sep 2026

APOE genotype helps p-tau217 predict who may develop cognitive impairment sooner

A pooled analysis of 8,582 adults from seven prospective cohorts found that higher plasma p-tau217 concentrations were associated with greater cognitive impairment risk and earlier progression, with stronger associations among APOE-ε4 carriers. Each 1-SD increase in p-tau217 was associated with a 24% shorter time to cognitive impairment among carriers compared with 13% among non-carriers, suggesting that genetic background can refine the prognostic meaning of this Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarker.

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A study of ayahuasca users found a mental health pattern researchers cannot yet explain

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Sep 2026

A study of ayahuasca users found a mental health pattern researchers cannot yet explain

In a cross-sectional study of 808 Brazilian adults planning to attend ayahuasca ceremonies, greater prior experience with the brew was associated with lower depression, anxiety, and stress scores, as well as higher spiritual well-being and stronger metaphysical beliefs. Because the study was observational and relied on self-reported data, it cannot show that ayahuasca caused these differences.

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Cockroaches have a reputation for surviving almost anything, but this diet proved deadly

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Sep 2026

Cockroaches have a reputation for surviving almost anything, but this diet proved deadly

A laboratory study tested how ultra-processed, unprocessed, and mixed diets affected survival in 127 lobster cockroaches, <em>Nauphoeta cinerea</em>. Cockroaches fed only ultra-processed foods had higher mortality than those given unprocessed or mixed diets, although the study could not determine whether processing, ingredients, nutrition, or differences in food intake caused the effect.

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Why Us?

Strong experience in academic research and technology transfer makes us understand your goals and motivations as a technology originator.
Our experience in drug development from discovery to clinical and commercial stages makes us an insider player within the biopharmaceutical industry.
Smart approach to project management that helps speed up development stages and decision making.
Availability of own investment up to 2m€ per project allows us to reach the next value milestone.