Utrecht to host the 2022 Health Technology Assessment international

The 2022 Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) annual meeting is set to be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, as a hybrid event at the Jaarbeurs exhibition and convention centre. This international conference will bring together various agencies and more than 1,000 researchers, policy makers, health professionals and patients from around the world. The conference is estimated to have an economic impact of €1.5m (US$1.7m). The HTAi is a global, scientific and professional society that shares the latest knowledge and research in Health Technology Assessment (HTA). The HTAi 2021 was hosted from Manchester, UK as a virtual conference. In 2022 organisers anticipate that 800 participants will attend in-person, with an additional 400 people expected to take part online. Wim Goettsch, associate professor of HTA at Utrecht University, said: “For the first time since 2019, researchers, policy makers, patients and health professionals from all over the world will come together in person in Utrecht to discuss how to continue these efforts after the Covid-19 pandemic.” Monique André de la Porte, account manager at Utrecht Convention Bureau, stated: “The HTAi Annual Meeting fits perfectly into our strategy. After having been selected to host the conference, it is apparent that, despite the global pandemic, Utrecht is still internationally recognised as a renowned ‘city of knowledge’ where both in-person and hybrid events can be organised.”