dr. Kornélia Lovas, Ph.D.

Kornélia Lovas is a pharmacist and healthcare manager with a PhD in pharmacoeconomics and a postgraduate qualification in law for pharmacists. She studied at Semmelweis University and Eötvös Loránd University.

Her career spans the pharmaceutical industry, public administration, consulting, and research. She has worked for organizations including Novartis, the National Health Insurance Fund of Hungary (OEP), the Institute for Strategic Health Research (ESKI), Janssen-Cilag, and several consulting firms. Since 2024, she has been Market Access & Government Affairs Manager at Medtronic Hungária Kft. Her previous roles include deputy department head, office director, lead researcher, and senior consultant. She also gained international experience at Novartis in Basel and Galen Research in Manchester.

Lovas has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at several Hungarian universities. She currently teaches at Óbuda University and conducts research at the University of Szeged. Her previous academic work includes teaching at Corvinus University, Eötvös Loránd University, the University of Sopron, and Semmelweis University. She also supervises and reviews student theses.

Her main areas of expertise include health economics, health technology assessment, pharmaceutical reimbursement and market access, and healthcare data management. Her research interests also include quality-of-life measurement, patient pathway and disease management, digital health, medical devices, and quality assurance. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Hungarian Health Economics Association, the Hungarian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the Hungarian Chamber of Pharmacists.