About us

About NIHE

Nordic Institute of Health Economics (NIHE) is an independent health economic research and consultancy company specializing in real-world evidence, health economics, and healthcare innovation support. We are committed to meeting the needs of our clients without compromising our high academic and methodological standards. We collaborate with both public and private actors in the healthcare sector, including government agencies, payers and providers, clinical research groups at university hospitals, patient organizations and advocacy groups.

Who we are

Lars Holger Ehlers

Lars Holger Ehlers, Ph.D., MSc., Founder & Managing Director at NIHE, Professor of Health Economics. Ehlers has over 25 years of experience in research e.g. health economics, register-based studies, innovative treatments, chronic diseases and opportunities to improve organization of health services. Ehlers has more than 250 publications, and over 100 papers in international peer reviewed journals.

Thea Kirkegaard Kjær

Thea Kirkegaard Kjær, MSc., Health Economist at NIHE. Kjær is a skilled health economist with experience in health economic modelling and market access. With a medical background and experience in the Danish healthcare sector, she effectively integrates clinical insights into health economic evaluations.

Louise Nørskov Nielsen

Louise Nørskov Nielsen, BScN, MHSc., Health Science Consultant at NIHE. Nielsen combines extensive clinical experience as an acute care nurse with a Master’s degree in Health Science. Her strong clinical insight and analytical expertise enable her to bridge practice and research, advancing healthcare and creating value for both professionals and patients.

Morten Berg Jensen

Morten Berg Jensen, Ph.D., MSc., Senior Health Economist and Statistician at NIHE and Associate Professor at Aarhus University. Jensen is an expert in health economics and statistics, with over 50 peer reviewed publications covering on economics, applied research, and statistics. At NIHE, Jensen leads data management and analysis, leveraging his deep knowledge to drive insightful research outcomes.

Anders Hammerich Riis

Anders Hammerich Riis, Ph.D., Senior Epidemiologist at NIHE and Health Data Scientist at Enversion. Riis is a highly experienced epidemiologist with over 100 co-authored publications focusing on register data analyses and biostatistics. He has conducted numerous studies using the Danish register data at Statistics Denmark, Danish Health Data Authority and other data sources such as the CROSS-TRACKS study cohort and continues to apply his expertise to support the research efforts at NIHE, ensuring that our studies meet the highest standards of scientific rigor.

Johan Jul Nielsen

Johan Jul Nielsen, MSc. student, Junior Researcher at NIHE.  Nielsen is a master’s student in Medical Market Access, gaining knowledge on health economic modelling and market access. With a BSc in Medicine and experience from clinical practice and innovation, he integrates broad knowledge and clinical insights with health economics in the Danish healthcare sector.

Jytte Klærke

Jytte Klærke, accountant at NIHE. Klærke is NIHE’s accountant, responsible for managing financial matters and handling invoicing. She ensures that all financial processes run smoothly and efficiently, providing reliable support to all clients in maintaining our financial operations.

Clients

We are honored to be working with a broad range of organizations. Below is a selection of our clients and collaborators:

  • Aarhus University, Institute of Public Health
  • Aarhus University, Research Unit for General Practice
  • Aarhus University Hospital
  • Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases
  • Aarhus University Hospital, Research Unit for Phycoses
  • AbbVie
  • Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Anti-Doping Danmark
  • AstraZeneca
  • ATMP Sweden
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Capital Region Psychiatry
  • Herlev & Gentofte Hospital, Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Department of Cardiology,
  • CSL Seqirus
  • Contura
  • Copenhagen University Hospital, Department of Hematology
  • Creativ Ceutical
  • Danish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (LIF)
  • Danish Company Sports Association (Dansk Firma Idræt)
  • Danish Medicines Agency
  • Dagens Medicin
  • Delta Hat
  • Equilibrium Diagnostics
  • Eye Specialists’ Center (OLCEA)
  • Exact Sciences
  • Frisk Center
  • Gilead
  • GSK
  • IQVIA
  • The Danish Cancer Society (Kræftens Bekæmpelse)
  • Meridian HealthComms
  • MSD
  • The Melanoma Patient Association (Modermærkekræftforeningen)
  • Multibiopsy
  • North Denmark Region, Patient Pathways and Finance
  • Novartis
  • Novocure
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Pfizer
  • Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri
  • Rigshopitalet, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Laboratory
  • Sanofi
  • Specsavers
  • Takeda
  • Wickenstones

What our clients say

“The NIHE team that worked with Novocure is highly skilled, professional, friendly, and willing to go the extra mile that provide the highest quality work.”
Flemming Axelsen
Market Access, Pricing, Reimbursement Executive, Novocure (2024)
"I have collaborated with NIHE on several clinical innovations, where NIHE has contributed with expertise in health economics as well as provided consulting and model development for creating business models and identifying market opportunities. These resources have been crucial in our communication with clinical management, providing inputs for grant applications, and demonstrating the value of new products on the market regarding future investments. NIHE has shown an impressive ability to communicate their complex knowledge in an accessible way, which has been extremely beneficial for research groups and supporting their projects at various stages of development."
Valerie Daussin
Senior business developer, Aarhus University (2024)
"Professional, punctual and competent. The NIHE team successfully developed a value demonstration model and provided scientific and strategic input that improved our journey"
Lars Albert Beck Thomsen
Managing Partner, Trustworks (2024)
"At NIHE, I get an insight into both health economics, health care and research in general. It expands our own field of research - new treatments for intestinal diseases - in a really useful way, and answers questions like: What does it cost and how much do I get for my money?"
Christian Lodberg Hvas
Professor, Chief Physician, PhD, Dep. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
"NIHE has been a fantastic partner in helping us conducting initial health economic analyses for our invention. Via frequent meetings and actively listening partners, we were guided through the different steps of how to estimate health economics for a product in it's early design phases, which were extremely helpful for planning implementation and designing an initial business plan."
Ole Köhler-Forsberg
Physician and Associate Professor, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry (2024)
"NIHE has knowledge with working on something we cannot, and which all investors demand, namely "what price can be set for the new product and how many will use it?"
Lars Østergaard
Professor, Chief Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital (2023)

Gender Equality Plan (GEP)

NIHE is commited to promoting gender equality and equal opportunities in all aspects of our work, including our role in research and innovation activities within EU-funded projects.

As a small enterprise contributing to research activities, we aim to ensure a fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory working environment. Press here to read our Gender Equality Plan.

Facts about NIHE

NIHE is an Aarhus-based, independent research and consultancy company founded in 2022 by Professor Lars Holger Ehlers. NIHE works in Denmark and internationally with a broad range of clients and partners. Our experienced team ensures that all tasks are conducted systematically with a focus on transparency, credibility, dialogue, and high customer satisfaction.

NIHE is formally organized as a Public Limited Company / Ltd. registered as a Research Institute (Danish Industry Branch Code 72.20.00 and 70.22.00). NIHE is owned by Lars Holger Ehlers (majority shareholder) and Dam Advisors Aps. NIHE is authorized by Statistics Denmark and the Danish Health Data Agency Authority with a special permission to handle individual-level data for patients and citizens in Denmark.