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Belgium
Altius
For the past five years there has been an ongoing battle between the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") and the legislator about the BCA's competence...
Denmark
Plesner
The Danish company TÜV SÜD Danmark ApS has been designated as a new notified body for the certification of medical devices.
Germany
Bardehle Pagenberg
Counterclaim for revocation can be combined with central revocation action against the same patent upon request by the parties
Netherlands
Van Doorne
Last week, the European Commission raided a manufacturer of medical devices for cardiovascular application.
Taylor Wessing
The case law year started well for those interested in supplementary protection certificates ("SPCs") for patents and waivers thereof: on 23 January 2024...
Switzerland
Bär & Karrer
In Switzerland, the regulation pertaining to the advertisement and promotion of medicines is spread over various statutes, ordinances and guidelines, and also includes self-regulatory codes.
Bär & Karrer
Swiss healthcare regulation is spread over various statutes, ordinances and guidelines, including self-regulatory instruments such as best practice codes and references to international provisions.
Turkey
Gun + Partners
On April 4, 2024, the Industry Report on Medical Devices, prepared by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency ("Agency") to present the current state of the market...
Gun + Partners
Türkiye İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu ("TİTCK") tarafından tıbbi cihaz sektöründeki son yıllardaki gelişmeler ile birlikte pazarın mevcut durumunu ortaya koymak üzere hazırlanan...
UK
Marks & Clerk
Whilst I am a meat eater, I certainly recognise the environmental and animal welfare concerns associated with intensive animal farming and welcome methods of producing animal protein in a more socially responsible manner.
Potter Clarkson
Of course, we have used nature to produce our materials since we first wore clothes back at the dawn of time. However, our industrialisation of these materials is not particularly "green".
HGF Ltd
When we think of 3D technologies, we often think of 3D printing, which, as discussed later, has seen rapid advances in recent years.
WTW
How life sciences companies are using analytics to ensure their risk functions are on the frontline of the battle to reduce costs and enhance value.
Marks & Clerk
Artificial leather, sometimes referred to as faux or vegan leather is changing. Many artificial leathers are based on artificial polymers such as PVC and polyurethane...
Withers LLP
The landscape of innovation continues to evolve as we advance through 2024, pushing boundaries and redefining what is possible in both the technology and sustainability sectors.
European Union
Osborne Clarke
Negotiated with the Member States in December 2023, the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the regulation laying down harmonised rules on the transformative technology...
Arnold & Porter
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the pharmaceutical reform package following a debate on 10 April.
Arnold & Porter
On 20 March, the Commission proposed several measures intending to boost technology and biomanufacturing in the EU, including the Commission Communication...
Kromann Reumert
Welcome to this edition of Kromann Reumert's Life Science Update. In the following, we provide an overview of recent legal updates that will have a bearing on the life science industry across Europe...
Herbert Smith Freehills
After a relatively flat start, activity picked up in the second half of the year with a flurry of sizeable transactions announced including AbbVie's acquisitions of Cerevel and ImmunoGen...
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