Mr Francois Meyer | Advisor To The President
Haute Autorite De Sante

Dr. François Meyer is currently Advisor to the President of the French National Authority for Health (HAS, Haute Autorité de Santé), with a particular focus on International Affairs. He is a member of the board of HTAi, the international professional society for HTA, and  INAHTA, the international network for HTA agencies. Dr Meyer joined HAS in 2005 with the responsibility of setting up the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Division. In this role, he oversaw the grouping of the 5 major health technology domains (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, interventional and diagnostic procedures, and public health actions and programs) under one roof, and led HAS’s expanding role of economic analysis in the field of HTA in France. 
 
Prior to joining HAS, Dr. Meyer worked for 5 years at the French Health Products Agency, initially as Deputy Director of the Regulatory Division and then as Director of the Drugs and Devices HTA Division. Before this position, he worked for 5 years in the R&D Division of a pharmaceutical company. 
 
Dr. François Meyer earned his MD degree from the University of Montpellier Medical School in France. He served for more than 10 years the teaching hospitals of Montpellier as a practicing physician. Dr. Meyer is qualified in endocrinology and metabolic disorders and internal medicine.