Matthias Pfannkuche is Vice President and Head of Global Value Demonstration, Market Access & Pricing Operations at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt.

Matthias works in the field of Market Access, Pricing, & Contracting, Value Demonstration and Government Affairs for more than 15 years. He collected broad expertise in Global, Regional and Local Positions with Merck and Boehringer Ingelheim.

As a Postgraduate Research Associate, he worked in different projects with leading health insurance companies and Government bodies to optimize quality and efficiency in drug management. He is a pharmacist by training and holds a Ph. D. in Science.

On October 9 at Mærsk Tower, Matthias will take part in the panel debate Spreading the Gains: Enhancing Access to Innovative Healthcare Across the EU.