Houssem-Eddine KELLOU

PharmD · PhD Student in Health Economics

Education

2025 – PresentLille, France

PhD in Economics

University of Lille

  • Thesis: Fragmentation of intellectual property in the biopharmaceutical ecosystem: implications for innovation and access to medicines and vaccines
2023 – 2025Lille, France

Master's Degree in Health Economics

University of Lille

  • Graduated with highest honors (Mention Très Bien)
2016 – 2022Algiers, Algeria

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

University of Algiers

  • Thesis: Budget Impact Analysis of Thrombolysis in the Treatment of Stroke in Algeria
2020 – 2022Algeria

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Institut de Formation en Gestion – Sonatrach

Professional experience

Oct. 2025 – PresentLille, France

PhD Student

Lille Economics Management (LEM)

  • Conducting doctoral research on the fragmentation of intellectual property in the biopharmaceutical ecosystem and its implications for innovation and access to medicines and vaccines
  • Applying advanced econometric methods and pharmacoeconomic models to analyze the regulatory and policy impacts on pharmaceutical markets
Sept. 2026 – PresentLille, France

Project Officer

Consulid · Doctoral consulting firm of the University of Lille (Doctoral College)

  • Member of the Consulid Bureau, bringing PhD students and companies together through consulting missions
  • Prospecting companies in the Hauts-de-France region to identify new partnerships
  • Guiding and supporting PhD student consultants throughout their missions with partner companies.
Jan. 2025 – July 2025Lyon, France · Hybrid

Database Analyst – Health Economics

emlyon business school

  • Worked on the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) database, as well as the FDA Orange Book and Purple Book databases, to analyze the dynamics of intellectual property fragmentation in the pharmaceutical sector
  • Contributed to building an original index measuring the degree of IP fragmentation across pharmaceutical markets
  • Performed statistical analyses with R, Python and SQL to process and cross-reference large datasets on patents and marketing authorizations
May 2024 – Aug. 2024Lille, France

Health Economics Intern

FHU G4-Génomique / Lille University Hospital (CHU de Lille)

  • Socio-economic analysis to justify the relevance and need for the research project
  • Conducted a systematic literature review on the reclassification of VUS and its implications for patients and their parents
  • Designed and implemented a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE), including a dedicated literature review to identify and validate attributes and levels
Nov. 2022 – Nov. 2025Algeria & France · Remote

Full Stack Development Consultant – Healthcare

Vital Care Prod, then Freelance

  • Developed two medical device applications for diabetes management, totaling over 10,000 users
  • Implemented dashboards and automated alerts for the remote monitoring of patients with diabetes
  • Project management and client relations, from design to deployment and reporting

Responsibilities

July 2026 – PresentLille, France

Coordinator – LEM Lunch Doctoral Seminar

Lille Economics Management (LEM)

  • Organizing and coordinating the monthly LEM Lunch Doctoral Seminar, bringing together PhD students and researchers for presentations and academic exchanges

Volunteer experience

Nov. 2020 – Nov. 2023Algeria

Media & Publications Chairperson – Young Pharmacists Group

Algerian Pharmacy Federation (FAP)

  • Executive Committee member, in charge of the Federation's social media and all its communication channels
  • Created and managed the Federation's official website and communication platforms for young Algerian pharmacists
Oct. 2019 – Sept. 2020International

Media & Publications Chairperson

International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF)

  • Elected member of the IPSF Executive Committee, representing the Federation internationally
  • In charge of the Federation's social and marketing strategy and channels worldwide
  • Contributed to the development of the IPSF Strategic Plan 2020–2023
Nov. 2016 – Nov. 2018Algeria

Vice-President of Marketing & Communication

ASEPA

  • Managed all of the association's social media and external communications
  • Designed and implemented a visual identity and an editorial workflow to standardize communications
  • Initially Webmaster (2016–2017): built the association's website and set up the Student Exchange Program platform

Skills

Languages

Arabic (native) · French (native) · English (fluent)

Soft skills

Teamwork · Communication · Organization · Initiative · Creativity · Adaptability

Writing

LaTeX · Typst · Quarto · Markdown

Data

R · Python · Stata · SAS · SQL

Design

Adobe Photoshop · Adobe InDesign · Adobe Illustrator · Figma

Web & Mobile

PHP · Laravel · Vue.js · Inertia · React · React Native · Java (Android) · Firebase