Mgr. Ivana Šarkanová, PhD.

Mgr. Ivana Šarkanová, PhD., is a scientific researcher at the Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT), and Director of CEEOR. She is a long-standing member of the CzechHTA research team. She holds a doctoral degree in biochemistry from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, combining a strong life-science foundation with applied research in health technology assessment (HTA), health economics, and outcomes research. Her work focuses on cost-effectiveness modelling, quality-of-life assessment, patient-reported outcomes, and real-world evidence studies, with a particular emphasis on rare diseases. She teaches HTA and health economic evaluation at ČVUT. She has extensive leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating complex health outcomes research projects across the Central and Eastern European region. She is the author of several publications in prestigious scientific journals and international conference proceedings.