Avalon Health Economics has entered into a collaborative agreement with Oberender, a leading global healthcare management consultancy based in Germany. The agreement allows Avalon and Oberender to collaborate in a variety of ways, offering Avalon’s U.S. clients access to European market access, technology assessment, and management consulting, and offering Oberender added reach into the U.S. The companies hope to collaborate on a variety of projects, such as market access for innovative medical devices, novel pricing mechanisms for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and innovative mechanisms to reduce costs in U.S. and European health systems.