Health Economics,
Policy and Innovation Institute

Based at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, the Health Economics, Policy and Innovation Institute (HEPII) works on impactful research in health economics and policy and trains future leaders in the field. It brings together experts from disciplines such as medicine, economics, public health or technology to address complex societal challenges and find sustainable solutions.

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HEPII News

30 Jul

Course: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Healthcare: How Innovation and Technology Are Transforming Healthcare

The Faculty of Economics and Administration at Masaryk University is launching a lifelong learning course entitled ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Healthcare’. The course focuses on how digital technologies, artificial intelligence and new business models are transforming the way healthcare is delivered.

22 Jun

HEPII will launch two lifelong learning courses this fall

Expand your expertise and earn a recognized micro-credential. This fall, HEPII is launching two specialized courses. Applications close on September 30, 2026!

18 Jun

A Look Back at the 2025/2026 Academic Year at HEPII

As another academic year wraps up, the team at the Health Economics, Policy and Innovation Institute (HEPII) has been looking back at what they’ve achieved over the past few months. The 2025/2026 year was a busy one—focused on expanding AHE programme, pushing forward with research, launching new projects, strengthening international partnerships, and providing analysis on today’s biggest health policy issues.

29 May

Pierre Dubois: Low drug prices could threaten future investment and innovation

In May, French economist Pierre Dubois of the Toulouse School of Economics led one of the seminars in the MUNI Seminar Series on the topic of Pharmaceutical Regulation and Incentives for Innovation in an International Context. In an interview with ECON MUNI, he explained why low drug prices could threaten future investment in research and development, how European pharmaceutical market regulation works, and why European countries risk losing access to innovative treatments.

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Upcoming Events

15 Sep

Agata Lidia Foryciarz: Will tomorrow’s American retirees be healthier than their parents’ generation? (seminář z cyklu HEPII)

2:00 PM

Stanford researcher Agata Foryciarz will present what is driving the decline in the health of American older people – and how better population health models can help policymakers devise more effective solutions.

15 Sep

Agata Foryciarz: Will tomorrow’s American retirees be healthier than their parents generation? Life-course epidemiology approaches for understanding and modeling changes in population health of US seniors (HEPII Seminars

2:00 PM

As more Americans reach older age, retirement and health care systems will need to adapt to support their needs. While it was long hoped that increases in life expectancy will translate to more disability-free...

21 Sep

Micro-credentials courses 2026

Expand your expertise and earn a recognized micro-credential. This fall, HEPII is launching two specialized courses. Applications close on September 30, 2026!

7 Nov

Open Day 2026

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Are you interested in studying at university? We invite you to our university-wide Open Day 2026, where you’ll learn everything you need to know about the study programmes offered by Masaryk University.

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