We Turn Ideas into Evidence

We support innovations in the healthcare sector

The inav – Private Institute for Applied Health Services Research GmbH is one of the leading research and consulting institutes in the German healthcare sector. In our interdisciplinary 25-member team, we combine competencies from science, business, and politics. We focus on healthcare research, innovative healthcare concepts, digital health, outcomes research, pharmaco-economics, and market access.

We accompany numerous funding projects in the German Innovation Fund and support manufacturers of digital health solutions (DTx) in accessing the healthcare market – also in the DiGA fast-track procedure. In addition, we prepare expert opinions on the healthcare situation, healthcare research studies, benefit assessments, competition analyses and market forecasts. Find out more about our services.

Our network includes more than 100 partners from all areas of the healthcare sector. Our clients include health insurance companies, players from the healthcare sector, start-ups, industrial companies, service providers, associations, ministries and the WHO.

Research & Evaluation

Knowing what works: We support you in gaining the insights that are critical to your project. With our extensive expertise in methods, we collect and analyze data on innovative care concepts.

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Strategy & Concept

From an innovative idea to a sustainable healthcare concept: We consult with focus on practicability, the formation of consortia and promising market access strategies.

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Digital Health & DiGA

We offer expertise in design, implementation and evaluation of digital care solutions, as well as comprehensive support in the DiGA fast-track process.

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Market Access

An in-depth knowledge of market structures is a key factor for success when entering a new market. We support you in the development of distribution channels and pricing models as well as in benefit assessment procedures.

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Our Projects

On a daily basis, we examine the requirements and developments of the healthcare system. We support our customers in cases where knowledge of systemic structures and interfaces is required for the further development of the healthcare landscape.

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Our Network

The inav maintains a wide network of highly specialized experts, consultants and project partners, not only limited to Germany, but also extending to the USA, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria and Denmark in particular.

Evaluation of the project RubiN using qualitative and quantitative methods. The aim of RubiN is the implementation of a care and case management for geriatric patients.

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DigitalRadar is an evaluation of the state of digitalization in German hospitals on assignment by the German Federal Ministry of Health. inav is responsible for the qualitative and quantitative evaluation in this project.

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Editorial processing of the submissions for the MSD Health Award for the MSD project database. The database contains information on more than 300 innovative care projects in Germany.

Development of the concept on evidence requirements for the interchangeability of biosimilars and consultation on the Association’s strategic positioning regarding this topic.

For the innovation fund project sekTOR HF, the inav conducts, i. a., a theoretical and empirical analysis of various international cross-sectoral reimbursement models.

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In the PANOS project, the inav takes over activities in the field of network and quality management. This includes the identification, prioritization and approach of potential network partners.

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inav accompanies the scaling of the innovative care concept “health kiosk” at two locations with a process evaluation.

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Editorial processing of the submissions for the MSD Health Award for the MSD project database. The database contains information on more than 300 innovative care projects in Germany.

Development of the concept on evidence requirements for the interchangeability of biosimilars and consultation on the Association’s strategic positioning regarding this topic.

For the innovation fund project sekTOR HF, the inav conducts, i. a., a theoretical and empirical analysis of various international cross-sectoral reimbursement models.

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