Meet the team!

Nishant is a Research Associate at Ingress based in the Netherlands. He supports health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) projects, including literature reviews and meta-analysis task. Prior to his role at Ingress, Dr. Nishant Mehra worked as a public health researcher at Lund University, Sweden, where he published economic evaluations, systematic literature reviews, and meta-analyses across a variety of topics. Dr. Nishant Mehra holds a medical degree (MBBS) from Topiwala National Medical College (TNMC) in Mumbai, India, and a Master of Medical Sciences (MMSc) degree in public health from Lund University, Sweden.

Ashvita holds a master's degree in Health Economics Policy and Law and a bachelor's degree in Health Policy and Management from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She wrote her master thesis about the cost-effectiveness of the drug alpelisib for advanced breast cancer in the Dutch setting. As a Research Associate, she supports health economic and evidence synthesis projects.

Candice holds a MSc in Economic Evaluation in Healthcare from City, University of London. For her master's thesis, she conducted an early cost-effectiveness analysis and targeted literature review in acute kidney injury. She has a pharmacist background, having graduated from a Master in Pharmacy from the University of East Anglia. As a Research Associate, she supports health economics and evidence synthesis projects.

Andreas has extensive experience in systematic reviewing and (network) meta-analysis, as well as synthesising evidence in support of HTA submissions, through multiple roles in HEOR consulting, payer settings, and academia. He previously held a senior researcher position at the National Guideline Centre (NGC), commissioned by NICE, to develop clinical, social care, and service delivery guidelines for the NHS in England and Wales. Prior to his role at the NGC, Andreas worked as a researcher at Queen Mary University of London where he conducted research on NHS policy, long-term care, and sports injury surveillance. Andreas has a medical degree from the Medical University of Vienna and an MSc in health systems and global policy from Queen Mary University of London.

Ewa holds a MSc degree in Health Economics, Policy and Law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. During her master, she gained experience in HEOR as an intern at a global pharmaceutical company. Her master thesis focussed on the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of introducing a new drug to the Dutch market. As a Research Associate at Ingress-health, Ewa supports modelling projects.

Moritz has an educational background in cognitive science and a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. Prior to joining Ingress, Moritz worked as a Data Analyst and Project Manager at Elsevier and as a Health Data Scientist at the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH). As a Research Consultant at Ingress, Moritz supports real-world evidence projects and observational studies.

Lilia received a PhD in Biophysics at the Technical University of Berlin and a MSc in Biomedicine at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg. She has more than 9 years of experience in academic life science R&D, including strategic planning and consulting, in Germany and the US. As a Research Associate at Ingress-Health, Lilia now supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Anna is a Senior Research Consultant with several years of experience as a researcher and consultant across a variety of health care projects in North America and Europe. She mainly focuses on evidence synthesis and secondary data analysis, as well as mixed-method studies including qualitative and quantitative methods. Anna holds a PhD in human biology and a Master of Public Health from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich.

Alex holds a BSc in Pharmacy from Taipei Medical University and a MSc in Health Economics and Decision Modelling from the University of Sheffield in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR). He is a registered Pharmacist in Taiwan. During his MSc degree, he incorporated a Distributional Cost-Effectiveness into Sheffield Tobacco Policy Model to explore how socioeconomic variation in model inputs would impact on conclusions about total population health and health inequality. As a Research Associate, Alex supports HEOR projects.

Susi has a Masters in Economic Management and Policy from the University of Strathclyde and a Bachelors in Anatomy and Physiology from the University of Leeds. She has worked in the field of health economics, with a focus on modelling, for over 7 years both in academic roles at the University of Sheffield and the University of Exeter and as a Senior Consultant in a UK-based agency. She has led projects in a broad range of disease areas, working closely with clients to leverage available evidence to support the development of economic strategy at the global, local and sub-national levels. Her work has contributed to HTA submissions, the development of NICE guidance, government policy development and national public health programme development.

Angeliki holds a 5-year degree in Pharmacy and a MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam. For her MSc thesis, she worked as a Research Assistant focusing on Behavioural & Health Economics. As a Research Associate, Angeliki supports HEOR projects at Ingress-health.

Scarlette has received a Master's in Economics and Managemetn Science from Humboldt University of Berlin. She also holds a Master's in Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health with an emphasis on epidemiology and biostatistics. As a Research Associate, Scarlette supports real-world evidence projects and observational studies.

Rene sets up and lead the European financial team and improve and standardize the financial end to end processes.

Lydia is a Senior Research Consultant with experience in evidence synthesis activities including targeted reviews to inform early value frameworks and systematic reviews to support HTA submissions. She also has experience in conducting feasibility assessments for quantitative analyses including network meta-analyses, surrogate endpoint analyses, and post-hoc analyses of clinical trial data. As a consultant, Lydia has managed evidence synthesis projects across several disease areas including oncology, hematology, and neurology. From a methods perspective, Lydia has presented and written on the assessment of the validity of non-randomized studies and has worked with advanced statistical analyses including multivariate pattern analysis and mixed-effects modelling on brain imaging and behavioural data using MATLAB and R. Lydia holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge and she is particularly interested in interventions for neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Daniel holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Göttingen with a dissertation in Behavioral and Experimental Economics. Prior to that, he obtained a M.Sc. in Economics at Heidelberg University and a BA. in Economics at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. Daniel has experience in retrospective studies, and experimental analysis of economic preferences. As Research Associate, he supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Severin holds a master’s degree in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to joining Ingress, he worked as a junior researcher at the research department of the International Labour Organization (ILO). He also gained extensive experience in microeconomic research through internships at the Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and ETH Zurich, as well as a research assistantship at the University of Basel. As a Research Associate, Severin supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Anke is the one who takes care of the registration and administration of the employees and makes sure that the office in Wismar runs smoothly.

Nadia studied Economic Geography (MSc) and International Business & Management (MSc) at the University of Groningen and holds a BSc in Business & Management from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences. She has 5 years of experience working as a consultant in the HEOR field, where she gained experience in the development of economic models to support HTA submissions and decision making, project management and research. As a Senior Research Consultant, Nadia works on several health economic modelling and research projects.

Alex holds a BA in Public Financial Management from Indiana University and a Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School in Berlin. As a Junior Consultant, Alex supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Evi holds a BSc degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from Jacobs University Bremen and an MSc degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Göttingen. As a Research Associate at Ingress, she supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Julia holds a BA in Nursing- and Healthcare Management, a Master of Public Health with Health Economics from the University of Gothenburg and is a qualified nurse. During her 3 years lasting career as a nurse, Julia gained valuable experience within healthcare. As an intern and master thesis student at 1928Diagnostics she further got insight into health economics and health research. Being a Research Associate, Julia supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Kristina is a trained paediatric nurse and have worked in various clinics, where she also documented the course of treatment of tumor patients for 12 years. Kristina work together with Andrea Zastrow at the Ingress Wismar office in Germany on several projects.

Serena holds a 6-year degree in Medicine and Surgery and a Master in Health Economics, Policy and Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam. As a Research Associate she supports Health Economic and Outcomes research projects and work on innovative modelling.

Devian holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Cartagena and is pursuing an MS in Epidemiology with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His BSc thesis was a cost-effectiveness analysis of allergen immunotherapy for asthma patients in Colombia. He has experience in RWE and HEOR studies for refractory chronic diseases with health insurers and the pharmaceutical industry in Colombia. As a Research Associate, he supports HEOR modelling projects.

Zainab hold a B.Sc. in pharmacy and is currently a master student at Hochschule Fresenius in Germany, studying International Pharmacoeconomics, Health Economics and Market Strategies for Health Products.

Katherine holds a BSc in Biomedical Science from Cardiff Metropolitan University and recently graduated from City, University of London with an MSc in Economic Evaluation in Healthcare. For her master's thesis, she explored the feasibility of outcomes-based agreements for vaccines in the UK and adapted a cost-effectiveness model for a pipeline vaccine as part of an internship. As a Research Associate, she supports health economics and evidence synthesis projects.

Isha recently graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam in Health Economics, Policy and Law. Her Master thesis focused on price transparency within the Dutch Hospital care market and developing policy recommendations. She also holds a BSc. in Chemistry from University College Utrecht, where she focused on medical chemistry, pharmacology and medical sciences.

Tracy holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Missouri and a MSc in Health Economics and Management from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She previously worked with various NGOs and organizations as a researcher on a variety of public and global health issues. As a Research Associate she supports health economics and evidence synthesis projects.

Maria has a wealth of experience in global systematic literature reviews and strengthens the joint capabilities of Cytel and Ingress-Health in this field. As Senior Director HEOR, Maria leads projects from the United Kingdom.

Friso graduated with a master's degree in Health Economics, Policy and Law at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and holds two bachelor's degrees from the University of Groningen - one in Psychology and one in Business Administration. Friso has a background in Expanded Access Programs and has experience with a wide range of health care systems across the globe. As a Research Consultant he supports the development of various value dossiers and HEOR projects.

Leandro holds a BSc degree in Biomedical Sciences from Sao Paulo State University, and he has five years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry in Brazil. He is completing his Master in Health Economics, Policy and Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam. As a Research Consultant, he supports health economics modelling projects.

Eeva currently pursues her Master in Innovation Management in Turku school of Economics, Finland. She holds a Bachelor and Master degree in Business Administration from University of Applied Sciences in Finland. As an Accounts Receivable Associate, she is responsible for project invoicing, administrative project related tasks as well as financial matters.

Rachel holds a BA in African Studies and Global Health from Harvard College and a Master of Public Administration from the London School of Economics. Following her masters, Rachel worked on universal health coverage policy and development impact research in Senegal and Ethiopia. As a Research Consultant, Rachel supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Sophia holds a BSc degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from Jacobs University Bremen and an MPhil degree in Translational Biomedical Research from the University of Cambridge. As a Research Consultant at Ingress-health, she supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Andrea holds a degree qualification in medical documentation from the University of Greifswald. She has more than ten years of experience in the life sciences sector as a clinical research assistant, supporting several pharmaceutical companies. As a study coordinator, Andrea facilitates primary data collection activities and coordinates observational studies.

Dyon holds a MSc in Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. During his master thesis, Dyon developed a cost-effectiveness model for a preventative lung cancer screening program. After graduation, Dyon worked as a Budget and Pricing Analyst at a global CRO for over a year and has experience with client contracting and communication. Dyon is responsible for all sales and contracting processes as well as administrative project-related tasks.

Jennifer holds a MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Research from the Freie University in Berlin. With a special focus on Pharmacology, Jennifer has accumulated related research experience. Prior to her time at Ingress-health, Jennifer was doing an internship at a Pharmaceutical company. As a Research Associate, Jennifer supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Beatriz holds a MSc degree in Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics from the Barcelona School of Management. For her master thesis, she developed a cost-effectiveness model for a novel gene therapy. Beatriz also gained a PhD in Molecular Neurobiology from the Freie University Berlin. She has 10 years of research experience in oncology, genomics and neurological disorders. As a Senior Research Consultant at Ingress-health, she supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

David holds a BSc from the University of Leiden in Medicine and a MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Law from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. As a Research Consultant, David supports HEOR projects at Ingress-health.

Melissa holds a MSc degree in Health Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has professional experience working with digital health technologies at Canada Health Infoway in Toronto and with medical device regulations at the World Health Organization in Geneva. As a Research Consultant at Ingress-health, she supports HEOR projects.

Andre completed the Master Operations Research and Quantitative Logistics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam after the Econometrics bachelor at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He has more than four years of experience working on econometric models in different fields, varying from energy to insurance. As Associate Director, Andre ensures the statistical validity of health economic modelling projects.

Yun holds a PhD degree in Health Economics, Policy and Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Prior to this, she worked in pharmaceutical industry in clinical research operations after obtaining a research master's degree in pharmacology. As a Research Consultant, she supports health economic modelling and evidence synthesis projects.

Maarten is Senior Advisor on Health Economic and Real-world Evidence projects for Ingress-health. Maarten J. Postma has an MSc in Econometrics and holds a PhD in Health Economics (Maastricht). Currently he holds the chair of Pharmacoeconomics at the University of Groningen (department of Pharmacy), comprising of a team of 25 staff, postdocs and candidate PhDs. He chairs the Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacoeconomics (PE2) at the department of Pharmacy (close to 50 affiliated staff, postdocs and candidate PhDs), is member of the board of the department of Pharmacy and is director of the Research Institute SHARE, shared between UMCG and Pharmacy.

Zijiao holds a MSc degree in Health Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. As a Research Consultant, Zijiao supports a variety of evidence synthesis projects including systematic literature review and indirect treatment comparisons.

Yannan holds a MSc in Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and a PhD degree in Public Health from Erasmus Medical Center (EMC). She has experience as a post-doc in EMC on a large EU project focusing on socioeconomic inequalities in health. As a Associate Director & Research Principal, she supports Health Economics and Outcomes research projects.

Thomas has 12 years of experience in leading and conducting German and international Real-world Evidence studies. Thomas brings a wealth of experience to the team with respect to the German market, chart reviews, prospective studies and patient reported outcomes. Thomas has a well-known reputation for conducting claims data analyses in Germany. Thomas holds a PhD degree in Economics and a diploma in Economics from the University of Duisburg, Germany. From 2001-2004 Thomas worked for the Boston Consulting Group and since 2004, he has worked as a Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Wismar. Thomas supports Ingress-health as an external Senior Consultant by pursuing his role as head of a German research institute and participating in Ingress-health studies.

Talitha completed a MSc in Health Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. For her thesis, she collaborated with the Dutch Youth Institute to conduct a quality analysis of economic evaluations of psychosocial interventions. As a Research Consultant, Talitha supports health economics and evidence synthesis projects.

Sophie graduated from a double degree program - European Health Economics and Management, with specializations in health technology assessment and economic evaluation, both at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and at the University of Oslo. As part of her internship at a medical device company, she gained experience in hospital-based-HTA and international market access processes. She is currently leading in a variety of research and consultancy projects.

Sabrina has a MSc degree in Health Care Management from the University of Greifswald. Sabrina has more than 7 years of experience in conducting and leading health-economic and real-world evidence projects, especially in the field of medication-related adherence/persistence. She is responsible for several retrospective and prospective observational studies.

Peter holds a MSc degree in Health Economics, Policy and Law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Prior to this, he practised as a pharmacist after obtaining a Master of Pharmacy degree from the University of Bath in the UK and having trained in various London-based hospitals.

Nils obtained a MSc degree in Economics at the Nova School of Business and Economics Lisbon. Nils has working experience in counterfactual impact evaluation and micro-econometric analysis within several projects at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), where he worked as a trainee in the Competence Centre on Microeconomic Evaluation. As a Senior Research Consultant, he supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Margarita completed her Master in Health Economics, Policy and Law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has three years of experience in government relations in the pharmaceutical industry. As a Senior Research Consultant, Margarita works on endpoint validation studies and health economic modelling projects.

Marco received a PhD in Economics at Boston College (Massachusetts) with a dissertation in Applied Health Economics. Prior to that, he received an MA in Economics from the University of Turin and the Collegio Carlo Alberto (Italy). As a Director & Research Principal, Marco supports real-world evidence projects and observational studies.

Laura completed a Master in Health Economics, Policy and Law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. As a Senior Research Consultant, she supports health economic and evidence synthesis projects.

Gaby is the one that arranges all matters of organization - from exhibitions to human resources. Her responsibility is to make sure that the Rotterdam office runs smoothly.

Andrea holds a MSc degree in Health Economics, Policy and Law from the Erasmus University in The Netherlands and a bachelor’s degree in Health, Society and Policy from the University of Utah in the United States. While working in the United States, she collaborated with various health-related governmental and non-governmental entities. As a Consultant Lead, she supports evidence synthesis projects.

Antje is responsible for claims database projects. She has numerous years of experience in different German databases and the British CPRD database. The key aspects of her activities include epidemiological studies, guideline/treatment studies and cost studies. Antje holds a MA degree in Tax and Business Consulting from the University of Applied Sciences Wismar.

Axel holds a BA in Business Administration and is currently pursuing his master’s degree at the University of Applied Sciences in Wismar. Previously, Axel has worked for Ingress Health as a student assistant, mainly in multinational patient preference projects. As a Junior Consultant, he supports real-world evidence projects and observational studies.

Bart has more than 15 years of experience in leading and conducting international health economic and outcomes research projects. Bart brings a wealth of experience to the team with respect to developing core health economic models for reimbursement purposes and corresponding network meta-analyses.

Florint studied Health Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. During his internship at an international company, Florint worked on a project which aimed to bring out the best use and application of digital health and new technologies in the healthcare industry. As a Research Consultant, Florint supports health economic modelling projects.

Fränce holds a MSc degree in Demography from the University of Rostock. She has been working for three years at the Max-Planck-Institute for demographic research. As a Associate Director & Senior Research Consultant, Fränce supports observational and real-world evidence studies.

Ha Anh holds a MSc degree in Health Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. During her internship at a medical device company, she gained experience in early HTA. As a Research  Consultant, Ha Anh supports health economic modelling projects.

Houcine gained his MSc degree in Health Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, with a focus on Health Economic Modelling, the Pharmaceutical Market and Global Health Economics. For his graduation thesis, Houcine conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis on early HIV screening in South Africa. As a Research Consultant, Houcine supports health economics and evidence synthesis projects.