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ConnectHEOR is presenting & exhibiting at ISPOR EU 2025

Meet us at booth #619

ISPOR 2025
9-12 NOV | Glasgow| UK

We are delighted to announce that ConnectHEOR will be an exhibitor at ISPOR EU 2025. Come visit us at Booth #619, where our team will be ready to connect and share the latest in healthcare innovation! 

Chat with our global experts and discover how we are pushing boundaries in Gen-AI in HEOR, health economic modelling, evidence synthesis, scientific communications and patient-centric research. Whether you are curious about our innovation or interested in collaborating, we’d love to connect! 

Catch up with our team at ISPOR Europe 2025

TUSHAR
SRIVASTAVA

DIRECTOR
GEN-AI & HEOR

SUSANNAH
SADLER

DIRECTOR
MODELLING & ANALYSIS

KATE
REN

DIRECTOR
STATISTICS

SHILPI
SWAMI

VP
CONSULTING & HTA STRATEGY

RAJU
GAUTAM

DIRECTOR
REVIEW

KUNAL
HRIDAY

DIRECTOR
AI STRATEGY

HUGO
PEDDER

SENIOR CONSULTANT
STATISTICS

DEVIAN
PARRA

CONSULTANT
MODELLING & ANALYSIS

NIKITA
CHAUDHARY

PEOPLE & BRAND MANAGER

30 + Research Activities

In addition to our exhibition, we’re excited to announce that ConnectHEOR will be involved in variety of research activities including a Theatre Hall Presentation on ITC, Modelling and RWE, Two engaging Workshops around NMA and ITC methods, 1 Issue panel, 1 Special Interest Group (Oncology) Forum in navigating HTA Challenges in Modern Oncology Trials and 2 Podium presentations.

We are proud to present 20+ poster presentations with topics in Agentic-AI ranging from Model and Report Adaptation using Gen-AI, Excel Analyzer agentic-AI, AI in R-Shiny Applications and diverse disease areas such as Hepatitis D, OUD, Lung Cancer, Fabry, Ulcerative Colitis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Cervical cancer etc at ISPOR EU 2025 this year.

Let’s Connect

We are thrilled to welcome you to our booth. Lots of goodies are waiting for you with imprinted motto of ‘Kindness is Cost-EffectiveTM‘.

Wishing you a safe journey to Montreal. See you soon!
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Program Details

A. Theatre Hall presentation
S.no. Topic Moderator Speaker Date & Time (GMT)
01

Connecting the Dots in Autoimmune Disease HTA: Practical Strategies and Future Opportunities in ITC, Modeling, and RWE

Shilpi Swami

Susannah Sadler, Kate Ren, Tushar Srivastava
Monday, 10th November
12.45 – 13.15
(30 min session)

B. Workshop

C. Forum (SIG)
S.no. Topic Moderator Date & Time (GMT)
01
Survival at the Margins: Navigating HTA Challenges in Modern Oncology Trials
Hugo Pedder
Monday, 10th November
11:45 – 12:45

D. Podium
S.no. Topic Authors Date & Time (GMT)
01
Zoom In: Uncovering Clinical Nuance in Simplified Health Economic Model Structure Through Artificial Intelligence
Tushar Srivastava, Hanan Irfan, Shilpi Swami
Monday, 10th November
10:15 – 11:15
02
Optimizing the Use of Excess Hazard Models in Survival Analysis: Considering Disease Severity and Follow-up Maturity
Kate Ren, Shubhodeep Mitra, Tushar Srivastava
Tuesday, 11th November
10:15 – 11:15
E. Poster Presentations
S.no. Poster Title Authors Poster code Session # Date & Time (GMT)
01
The economic value of diagnostic strategies in hepatitis D: A methodological review of cost-effectiveness models
Tushar Srivastava, Devian Parra-Padilla, Lakshmi R, Saeed Anwar, Raju Gautam, James K. Karichu, Thaison Tong
EE706

1
Monday, 10 November, 10:30 – 13:30
02
A review of health economic modeling challenges for opioid use disorder treatment in prison settings
Tushar Srivastava, Shashwat Gaur, Anurag Gupta, Saeed Anwar, Madhusudan Kabra, Raju Gautam
EE30

1
Monday, 10 November, 10:30 – 13:30
03
NICE Technology Appraisal Submissions for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis and Insights
Raju, Ratna, Saeed, Shilpi, Tushar
HTA256

1
Monday, 10 November, 10:30 – 13:30
04
Agentic-AI analyser to chat with your Excel-Based Cost-Effectiveness Models
Tushar Srivastava, Hanan Irfan, Shilpi Swami
MSR17

1
Monday, 10 November, 10:30 – 13:30
05
What has worked well in Fabry disease? A HTA Landscape Assessment Study
Raju Gautam, Ratna Pandey, Shilpi Swami, Tushar Srivastava
HTA364

1
Monday, 10 November, 10:30 – 13:30
06
Are economic models in R that Shiny? Making cost-effectiveness models “Shinier” by integrating artificial intelligence applications
Devian Parra-Padilla, Lakshmi R, Akash Yadav, Shilpi Swami, Tushar Srivastava
MSR33

2
Monday, 10 November, 16:00 – 19:00
07
Social determinants of health affecting response to opioid addiction treatment
Tushar Srivastava, Raju Gautam, Saeed Anwar, Madhusudan Kabra, Radha Sharma
PCR217

2
Monday, 10 November, 16:00 – 19:00
08
Navigating Patient Preferences in Ulcerative Colitis Treatment: Insights from a Multinational Evidence Synthesis
Raju, Anoushka, Anuja, Devian, Tushar, Radha
PCR164

2
Monday, 10 November, 16:00 – 19:00
09
Automation-Only Is NOT AI: Beware, HEOR Colleagues
Tushar Srivastava
MSR43

2
Monday, 10 November, 16:00 – 19:00
10
From Methods to Decisions: A Transparent Framework for Population-Adjusted Treatment Comparisons
Hugo Pedder
SA43

2
Monday, 10 November, 16:00 – 19:00
11
A Scoping Review of Resource Modelling in HTA using Discrete Event Simulation
Syed Salleh, Aishee Ghatak, Raju Gautam, Shilpi Swami
SA3

3
Tuesday, 11 November, 10:30 – 13:30
12
NICE and CDA Assessment of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Health Technologies: Analysis and Insights
Saeed Anwar, Raju Gautam, Ratna Pandey, Tushar Srivastava
MSR156

3
Tuesday, 11 November, 10:30 – 13:30
13
The AI-Only Workflow: Model and Report Adaptation Without Human Setup
Hanan Irfan, Tushar Srivastava
MSR196

3
Tuesday, 11 November, 10:30 – 13:30
14
The AI-in-RWE Transparency (AIRT) Checklist: Essential and Desirable Standards for AI-Enhanced Real-World Evidence
Tushar Srivastava, Radha Sharma, Raju Gautam, Madhusudan Kabra
MSR195

3
Tuesday, 11 November, 10:30 – 13:30
15
The Next Frontier in HTA? Reviewing the Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Discrete Event Simulation for Resource Modelling
Syed Salleh, Nishtha Neeraj, Aishee Ghatak, Shilpi Swami, Tushar Srivastava
HTA324

4
Tuesday, 11 November, 16:00 – 19:00
16
Decoding diagnosis delay in Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Raju Gautam, Ratna Pandey, Radha Sharma, Shilpi Swami
SA28

4
Tuesday, 11 November, 16:00 – 19:00
17
Modeling the health outcome burden of treatment access delays in cervical cancer: LMIC perspective
Shilpi. Devian, Lakshmi, Aishee, Tushar
HPR143

4
Tuesday, 11 November, 16:00 – 19:00
18
Real-World Utilization Patterns of Corticosteroids in Ulcerative Colitis: Prevalence of Excessive Use in Routine Clinical Practice
Anuja, Devian, Anoushka, Tushar, Raju
SA83

4
Tuesday, 11 November, 16:00 – 19:00
19
What Prompt Engineering Missed and How Context Engineering Fixes It
Hanan Irfan, Tushar Srivastava
MSR222

5
Wednesday, 12 November, 9:00 – 11:30
20
Zoom Out: Simplifying Complex Health Economic Model Structure Through Artificial Intelligence
Shilpi Swami, Hanan Irfan, Tushar Srivastava
MSR227

5
Wednesday, 12 November, 9:00 – 11:30

And much more …

ConnectHEOR Agentic AI

Meet our showstoppers this ISPOR: A suite of AI-Agents exclusively crafted for HEOR tasks!

Scriba

Technical Writer

Analyzes models and generates a complete report.

Sherlock

Validation Expert

A validation tool for cost-effectiveness models.

Newton

Model Conceptualizer

A model conceptualizer for building a cost-effectiveness model from the ground up.

Luma

Model Explainer

A model explainer that allows you to upload an Excel model and interact with it.

Hybrid Intelligence

ConnectHEOR is proud to be at the forefront of integrating Generative AI for purposes beyond SLR, which includes conceptualizing health economic models, translating models from one language or format to another, Quality testing reports and models, Technical Writing and model interpretation and 100+ other POCs.

To know more, visit us at our booth #619.

Click here to know more about our services. Click here to read our latest publications.

Academy Buzz​

After the immense success and excellent feedback on our most popular live course Bootcamp10: Health Economic Modelling using MS-Excel, we are launching a ‘do at your own pace’ version soon in September. Register your interest for this training at our booth or email academy@connectheor.com for more information or questions.

To know more about our services Click Here 

Judit Banhazi

Specialty
Value and Access

Role
Vice President

Degree
MD Medicine, JD Law

Judit Banhazi

MD Medicine, JD Law

Judit Banhazi, based in Basel, Switzerland, brings over 20 years of experience in HEOR, Market Access, and Health Policy.
She has led HEOR strategies in hematology and initiated EU HTA policy activities. Judit began her career as a physician and has worked at prime global pharma companies. Her academic prowess is excellent with a peculiar combination of an MD in Medicine and a JD in Law, she has been at forefront of health economics by being involved in HTA policy discussions with EFPIA and HTAi.
Known for her collaborative spirit and practical approach, Judit is passionate about learning and delivering quality work. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, travelling, and running.

Adam Ball

Specialty
Business Development Manager

 

Adam Ball

Business Manager

I am delighted to be part of the team here at ConnectHEOR. To tell you a bit about me, I have 10 years experience within Talent Acquisition within HEOR, RWE and Market Access. I have built a global network during this time and am excited to utilize this to help us grow as business. 

 

Outside of work I love sports, playing football and squash regularly, as well as going to the gym. I also enjoy watching sports mainly football and tennis. I have a new born daughter too so she is taking up a lot of my time and is a bundle of joy. I also play drums and like to think I have a broad taste in Music.

 

Eleni Tente

Specialty
Medical writing, Evidence planning

Role
Consultant, Medical writer

Degree
PhD – Molecular biology and genetics

Eleni Tente

PhD – Molecular biology and genetics

Eleni Tente is an experienced medical writer with proven ability to translate complex scientific information into clear, concise, and impactful content to diverse audiences. She has a strong background in integrated evidence planning, publications, internal communications and e-learning development, complemented by an understanding of various therapeutic areas.

Eleni holds a PhD in molecular biology and genetics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in plant genetic manipulation from the University of Nottingham.

In her free time, Eleni enjoys diving into a good book, fishing along the coast, or planning her next thrilling scuba diving adventure to swim with sharks.

Syed Salleh

Specialty
HTA Modelling and Discrete-event Simulation

Role
Consultant, Modeling & Analytics

Degree
PhD – Health & Related Research

Syed Salleh

PhD. Health & Related Research

Syed Salleh brings extensive experience in HTA modeling, having successfully led the development of both de novo and adaptation models for HTA listings across multiple countries, including Malaysia, Philippines, and the UK. His work spans key therapeutic franchises such as oncology, cardiometabolic, and respiratory. Syed has also delivered critical insights to healthcare professionals through MYSPOR, ITTP, and IKN virtual CME events and numerous publications.

He holds a PhD in Health and Related Research from the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield, UK, with a specialization in HTA and operational research, specifically in discrete-event simulation (DES) technique.

During his time in a leading pharmaceutical company, Syed played a key role in securing the listing of several key products in the Malaysia Ministry of Health Formulary and served as the primary contact for DES-related projects.

Besides work, Syed enjoys traveling, listening to music, and spending quality time with his family.

Thai-Son Tong

Specialty
Model Conceptualization and Data Analytics

Role
Senior Consultant

Degree
PhD – Health Economics

Thai-Son Tong

PhD. Health Economics

Thaison Tong has extensive work experience in health economics, decision modelling and big data analysis. He has a unique mix of experience in HEOR and RWE related research in academia and pharmaceutical industry. His expertise lies in health technology assessments (HTA), health economic modelling, simulation modelling, big data analytics and decision analysis. He has hands-on experience in a range of software and programming languages including R, R Shiny, R Markdown, Python, MS Excel, VBA, and Simul8. He has substantial experience of the health care system in the UK and other European countries.

Thaison has direct experience in building cost-effectiveness models from scratch and conducting big data analysis in several disease areas including dementia, vascular disease, and cancer.

Thaison’s PhD focus was to develop a de novo patient level model for the evaluation of different cognitive screening tests for early detection of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in primary care. He also looked at different methods for conducting economic evaluation in health care taking a broader/societal perspective. In addition, he investigated the use of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) for economic evaluation.

Thaison also holds Academic Researcher position in School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, UK and Honorary Researcher position in University of Bristol, UK.

Thaison’s likes to meditate, and play badminton, basketball and tennis.

Shilpi Swami

Specialty
Consulting and strategy

Role
Vice President

Degree
MSc. International Economics

Shilpi Swami

MSc. International Economics

Shilpi Swami is an internationally recognized leader in consulting, named among the World’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Consulting 2025 – a distinction that spans the entire consulting industry. She also serves as Chair-Elect of the ISPOR Oncology Special Interest Group and is a frequent speaker at leading scientific and policy forums, where she brings clarity and authority to complex healthcare access challenges.

As Vice President of Consulting and Strategy at ConnectHEOR, Shilpi provides both scientific and strategic leadership, guiding evidence generation and market access initiatives across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. She has led numerous high-stakes HTA submissions and access strategies, combining methodological rigor with practical solutions that resonate with regulators, payers, and biopharma stakeholders.

Her multidimensional career – spanning academia, consulting, and biopharma equips her with a rare ability to bridge perspectives across research, policy, and industry. Previously a Research Fellow at the University of York, she contributed to advancing best practices in public health and health economics.

Shilpi is widely respected not only for her expertise but also for her people-first approach. She embodies the belief that Kindness is Cost-Effective™, demonstrating that strength in leadership comes from pairing scientific excellence with empathy, collaboration, and impact.

Hugo Pedder

Specialty Statistical Analysis and Evidence Synthesis

Role Senior Consultant

Degree PhD – Statistical Modelling

Hugo Pedder

PhD – Statistical Modelling

Hugo brings in a wealth of experience to ConnectHEOR from his extensive work in academia, focusing primarily on evidence synthesis and meta-analysis. Hugo holds PhD in Statistical Modelling from University of Briston and MSc in Medical Statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and his background in neuroscience remains a passionate interest. Alongside working with ConnectHEOR, Hugo continues to part of NICE committee. His expertise includes advanced indirect treatment comparisons technique and has extensive experience of working with the NICE in UK. 

Beyond professional endeavors, Hugo is an enthusiastic outdoor adventurer, particularly enjoying mountain activities, climbing and ski mountaineering. From building rafts to exploring rivers in north of Sweden, he has lived an adventurous life outside of work and plans to continue to do so.

Kunal Hriday

Specialty
AI Strategy

Role
Director

Degree
MSc. Quantitative Economics

Kunal Hriday

MSc. Quantitative Economics

Kunal Hriday is a business strategy and data science professional with experience in helping organizations crack through notorious business challenges. Kunal is proficient building scalable AI products, specialized Intelligence, automations, business analytics, product lifecycle management and business development. Working as a Data science professional he has spent time in problem solving across variety of industries including Banking, logistics and Health and is now fully dedicated to HEOR. Kunal has hands on experience in various statistical programming tools and languages.

He also holds a masters’ in Quantitative Economics from Indian Statistical Institute and a bachelors’ degree in Business Economics. Excellent in business communication, he is passionate about studying environmental economics and related theories of welfare optimization.

Kunal is trained in Indian Classical Music and finds solace in music when not at work.

Raju Gautam

Specialty
Evidence Review

Role
Principal Consultant

Degree
PhD (Pharmacy)

Raju Gautam

PhD Pharmacy

Raju Gautam spearheads evidence review at ConnectHEOR and  has extensive work experience in evidence review and synthesis, value communications, scientific publications, medical writing and project management.
His expertise lies in systematic and targeted literature reviews, meta-analyses, network meta-analyses, value communications (AMCP and Global Value Dossiers), RWE study design and publications (manuscripts, posters, and abstracts).
He has experience working in Global pharma companies, consulting and CRO environment for several therapy areas including Cardiovascular, Oncology, Neurology, Respiratory, Ophthalmic, Rare Diseases, and Vaccines. He has more than 40 publications in international journals as an author.
Raju also likes jogging, yoga and meditation.

Radha Sharma

Specialty:
Patient preference research, survey, In-depth interviews, COA, Evidence review and conceptualisation of study

Role:
Director – Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Degree:
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), PhD (Global Public Health) – University of York

Radha Sharma

PhD (Global Public Health)

Radha Sharma spearheads Patient-Centered Outcomes Research at ConnectHEOR. She has a background in medicine, public health, and epidemiology.

Her expertise includes global health research, preference elicitation, mixed-method studies, consensus workshops, qualitative health research, epidemiological analysis of big data sets, RWE study design, scientific writing, and literature reviews. Her primary focus is integrating patient perspectives into all stages of health technology assessment (HTA) and healthcare decision-making processes.

Her extensive expertise in mixed-method studies and active patient/stakeholder engagement ensures that her research is methodologically rigorous and patient-centric. Radha is an avid hiker and enjoys exploring the beautiful Canadian Rockies.

Kate Ren

Specialty
Statistical Analysis and Evidence Synthesis

Role
Director of Statistics

Degree
Ph.D Probability and Statistics

Kate Ren

PhD Probability and Statistics

Kate spearheads Statistics and Evidence Synthesis at ConnectHEOR. She has more than 10 years of experience in conducting statistical analysis in HTA. Kate has PhD in Probability and Statistics specialising in Bayesian methods in clinical trial design.

She specializes in Bayesian methods in health economics and the elicitation of experts’ beliefs and has extensive experience of conducting evidence synthesis, including, meta-analysis, network meta-analysis, MAIC, STC, ML-NMR etc. Besides working with ConnectHEOR, she is also a part of NICE Committee and University of Sheffield.

Tushar Srivastava

Specialty
Decision Modelling and AI Initiatives

Role
Director

Degree
MSc – Statistics and Computing

Tushar Srivastava

MSc – Statistics and Computing

Tushar Srivastava is a health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) leader whose journey spans academia, consulting, and the life sciences industry – bringing a rare breadth of perspective to evidence generation. Endorsed as a Global Talent by the Royal Society, UK, and holding an MSc in Statistics and Computing, he has authored numerous publications in modeling, indirect treatment comparisons, patient-centered outcomes research, evidence reviews, and AI.

He has built a reputation for uniting scientific excellence with technological innovation. From developing decision models himself to shaping and mentoring world-class modeling teams, Tushar has consistently advanced the science and practice of HEOR with a forward-looking, technology-driven vision.

At ConnectHEOR, Tushar directs HEOR activities and leads the integration of responsible AI into evidence generation. His vision is transforming the field from a human-only framework to an intelligent, interactive, and scalable hybrid intelligence framework – where human expertise works in synergy with AI.

Working diligently to improve patient lives through research and technology, he brings scientific rigor and technological foresight to projects across diverse therapy areas and health technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and public health programs. His work is widely published and presented internationally, reflecting both methodological depth and innovative thinking.

He believes that Kindness is Cost-Effective™ and continues to ensure that ConnectHEOR’s science and technology are always guided by a human-centered ethos.