Strategy Scenarios

Four options, their trade-offs, and the illustrative preferred choice

DEMO | Fictional asset | Illustrative outputsVelantra (fictional)Systemic lupus erythematosusOral, once daily

These are illustrative strategy scenarios based on simplified pricing, access, uptake and reference-pricing assumptions.

Illustrative scenario

Single European corridor

157m EUR

Five year European revenue

Calculated model output
Blended net
€10,694
Markets
8 of 8
Patients treated
5,296
Modelled revenue impact of referencing
0.0m EUR
Illustrative payer-relationship implication
Neutral

Illustrative scenario

Germany first at a premium

166m EUR

Five year European revenue

Calculated model output
Blended net
€11,338
Markets
8 of 8
Patients treated
5,296
Modelled revenue impact of referencing
0.0m EUR
Illustrative payer-relationship implication
Strained

Illustrative scenario

Tolerant markets first, larger markets later

Illustrative preferred scenario

151m EUR

Five year European revenue

Calculated model output
Blended net
€11,900
Markets
6 of 8
Patients treated
4,516
Modelled revenue impact of referencing
1.4m EUR
Illustrative payer-relationship implication
Strong

Illustrative scenario

Selective non launch

152m EUR

Five year European revenue

Calculated model output
Blended net
€14,022
Markets
5 of 8
Patients treated
3,772
Modelled revenue impact of referencing
1.5m EUR
Illustrative payer-relationship implication
Strained
Tolerant markets first, larger markets later

Launch in Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK at a defensible price to build a price record, then enter Germany and France with evidence in hand, and hold the low price markets back.

Adjustable illustrative assumptionCalculated model outputIllustrative strategic judgement

Scenario levers are illustrative assumptions, prices and revenues are calculated outputs, and the in favour and against points are strategic judgements.

German list price

€17,200

Average rebate

20%

Sequence

Tolerant small markets first

Net prices

Confidential

Revenue lost to referencing

1.4m EUR

Average months to reimbursement

15

In favour

  • Builds real world adherence and outcome data before the German assessment
  • No low list price exists in the basket when the big negotiations start
  • Keeps Spain and Poland out until a confidential net price is agreed

Against

  • Revenue starts slowly, and the small markets alone do not fund the launch
  • Delays access for patients in Spain and Poland

The model does not select the scenario with the highest five-year revenue. Under the illustrative assumptions, the tolerant-markets-first strategy is preferred because it prioritises evidence generation, protection of the wider price corridor and preparedness for subsequent major-market negotiations.

Revenue and blended net price by scenario
Side by side
Calculated model output
ScenarioBlended net5y revenuePatients treatedMarketsModelled revenue impact of referencingIllustrative payer-relationship implication
Single European corridor€10,694157m EUR5,29680.0m EURNeutral
Germany first at a premium€11,338166m EUR5,29680.0m EURStrained
Tolerant markets first, larger markets laterIllustrative preferred scenario€11,900151m EUR4,51661.4m EURStrong
Selective non launch€14,022152m EUR3,77251.5m EURStrained
Illustrative strategic interpretation
Illustrative strategic judgement

The current illustrative assessment favours initial entry into more price-tolerant markets, followed by the larger anchor markets once additional evidence and price precedent are available.

Under these assumptions, Germany first at a premium may look attractive for the free pricing window, but any later negotiated step down would be visible and could be picked up by markets that reference it. Selective non launch appears to protect the corridor most effectively in the model, while leaving a substantial number of patients without access and potentially inviting parallel trade and political attention.

A single corridor structure looks sensible across all four modelled scenarios. What mainly separates the options in this demonstration is the order of entry and how much of the corridor is defended through evidence rather than discounting.

This sequencing would need to be tested against country-specific regulatory, HTA, commercial, patient-access and legal considerations.