François Meyer, speaking at Health Technology Assessment World Europe 2011

François Meyer,
Director, Health Technology Division
Haute Autorité de Santé

Dr. Meyer received his MD from the University of Montpellier Medical School in France in 1984. He worked to become a specialist in Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders.

In 1979 he became a Resident at the Montpellier Teaching Hospital. From 1984 to 1988, he worked as Registrar (Chef de clinique – Assistant) in Montpellier hospitals and university; the first two years he spent in the Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit at Lapeyronie Hospital, while in 1986 through 1988 he was in the Internal Medicine Unit at Saint Eloi Hospital.

In 1989, he started his own private practice in Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders and worked part-time as a hospital physician. From 1992 to 1997, he worked in the R&D department of a pharmaceutical company, initially as a medical sponsor and, from 1994 on, as Group Leader of Oncology.

In 1997, he became Deputy Director in charge of Medical Affairs in the Medicines Evaluation Department at the French Health Products Safety Agency (Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé - AFSSAPS). From 2000 to 2002, he was member, as the French representative, of the EMEA’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP).

In 2005 he joined a new public independent body, the French National Authority for Health (Haute Autorité de santé, HAS). HAS was set up by the French government in order to bring together under a single roof a number of activities designed to improve the quality of patient care and to guarantee equity within the healthcare system. Dr. Meyer is currently Director of the Health Technology Assessment Division at HAS.

Appearing:

Day One – Wednesday 30 November 2011

4.15pm