On 15 - 16 September 2025, the PPRI Network celebrated its 20th anniversary in Vienna with a Network Meeting and the PPRI@20 Symposium, hosted by the Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG) and the Vienna Healthcare Group (WiGEV). Current network members, alumni, guest speakers and partners from 50 countries reflected on two decades of collaboration in pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement.
Highlights included welcome words from Korinna Schumann, Federal Minister, and Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig, State Secretary, of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection. In a keynote speech Dimitra Panteli from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies emphasised PPRI’s crucial role in supporting evidence-based policymaking. Participants of the symposium agreed that the network continues to hold significant importance for technical experts and policymakers alike as they strive to fulfil the challenging task of providing equitable access to affordable medicines and medical devices to patients in their countries.
The Pharmacoeconomics Department at GÖG has hosted the PPRI Secretariat since its inception, and we look forward to continuing this work in the next two decades and beyond.
Foto credits: Wiener Gesundheitsverbund / Agnes Schedl
Last update: 25 September 2025