{"id":112453,"date":"2025-09-10T17:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sfee.gr\/?p=112453"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:42:59","slug":"greek-innovation-fund-an-important-step-but-a-limited-one-says-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sfee.gr\/en\/greek-innovation-fund-an-important-step-but-a-limited-one-says-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Innovation Fund an important step, but a limited one, says industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Statement by Michael Himonas, General Manager of SFEE, on the Innovation Fund\/Transitional Reimbursement Scheme for Innovative Medicines &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/news\/greek-innovation-fund-an-important-step-but-a-limited-one-says-industry\/\">EURACTIV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some preliminary calculations were calling for a twofold or even threefold budget than the one announced for the Scheme to meet the needs in\u00a0access to new medicines, especially those of higher cost. The \u20ac50 million allocation \u2018crash-landed\u2019 hopes for a higher budget, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSFEE welcomes the Prime Minister\u2019s announcement for an amount of 50 million euros, which will finance the Innovation Fund\/Transitional Reimbursement Scheme for Innovative Medicines,\u201d Mihalis Himonas, the General Manager of the Association, told Euractiv, adding, nevertheless, that sustainable future funding needs to be secured, as the amount set for the Fund is limited.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the caveats, the move was highly anticipated by the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a financing model that also exists in other European countries (Italy, for example). At the same time, this commitment by the government is a practical recognition of the value of innovation,\u201d Himonas said, noting the industry\u2019s push towards the formation of the Scheme to finance Greek patients\u2019 access to innovative treatments and \u201cto eliminate inequalities in access, so that Greek patients are at the same level as Europeans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect this measure to be implemented as soon as possible, and of course to ensure the necessary future financing of the Fund, always with the benefit of Greek patients in mind,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement by Michael Himonas, SFEE General Manager, on the Innovation Fund \/ Transitional Reimbursement Scheme \u2013 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