Dr Marco Penske has been the Head of Market Access and Healthcare Affairs at Boehringer Ingelheim since 2011. Dr Penske studied Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, focussing on Health Economics and Statistics. Afterwards, he worked as a research assistant for the chair of Finance and Economics at the university. Following his promotion in the field of healthcare systems, he was employed at a business consultancy company. In 2007, he joined Boehringer Ingelheim and gained experience within several Market Access functions. In his current role, he is responsible for benefit assessments and price negotiation in accordance with AMNOG, developing pricing strategies and contract models for pharmaceuticals, health economics and outcomes research as well as key account management and healthcare affairs activities. In addition, he is an active speaker at congresses and works as a lecturer.