Irene Marzona

Patient Access Consultant

Born in Friuli Venezia Giulia, she realized during high school at the Liceo Classico that science was what fascinated her the most. She completed her degree in Pharmacy at the University of Padua and, after a brief period of experience working in a community pharmacy, she joined the IRCCS Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research as a researcher.

She focused on clinical research, major clinical trials involving General Practitioners in the field of cardiovascular diseases, observational studies, and real-world retrospective studies in pharmacoepidemiology, contributing to the drafting of around 25 articles.

During a two-year overseas experience at the Population Health Research Institute in Hamilton (Canada), she also earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Research Methodology.

In 2020, however, she realized that her curiosity about market access for medicines, which follows the clinical evidence phase, would lead her to deepen her knowledge in pharmaceutical market access. Thus, she “changed roles” and, for nearly five years, contributed to consulting projects for major pharmaceutical companies operating in Italy.

Joining Helaglobe represents an additional step that will further complete her consulting profile, with the goal of facilitating access in Italy to the most innovative therapies and technologies for “people with.”

Why do I work at Helaglobe?
To make the most of the experience I have gained over many years in cardiovascular clinical research and, more recently, what I have learned in the pharmaceutical market access field, for the benefit of as many people as possible.

Three adjectives to describe me:
Reliable, serious, resilient.

Three prominent personal traits:
Generosity, loyalty, determination.

Three essential characteristics for someone in my role:
Curiosity, determination, enthusiasm.

Inspirational figure(s):
Rita Levi Montalcini, for the determination with which she pursued her professional aspirations and the dignity with which she spoke of her vulnerabilities in the latter part of her life.

My professional aspirations:
To contribute to improving health conditions and access to care for “people with,” fully aware that (sooner or later) it could benefit everyone.

My personal aspirations:
To take a scuba diving course, once I overcome my fear of the open sea.

My motto:
“To be a Rock and not to Roll” (Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin).