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China to accelerate the development of “Smart Supervision System” for drug and medical devices
On 23 May 2019, the National Medical Products Administration ("NMPA") issued...
June 20, 2019
5 min read
Investing in the future of cannabis in the UK – lessons from the German model
The excitement around the potential for the UK cannabis market – medicinal and nutritional – to continue...
June 4, 2019
27 min read
Manufacturing and stockpiling waiver set to limit rights of holders of SPCs for medicines
On 17 April 2019, the European Parliament approved, by a large majority, an amendment of the Regulation...
May 8, 2019
2 min read
Supreme Court holds Dosage Regime Patent Obvious
Today in Actavis v ICOS the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the ICOS patent for a Tadalafil...
March 27, 2019
4 min read
French Legal Framework for the exchange of health data by secured health messaging systems
Before the entry into force of the GDPR on 25 May 25 2018, healthcare professionals and facilities and...
March 18, 2019
4 min read
Telemedicine in France: state of play
Telemedicine is governed by Article L6316-1 and R6316-1 and seq of the French public health code...
March 6, 2019
3 min read
Processing health data in France: What to look out for after GDPR?
French law imposes stricter requirements than the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) regarding...
March 1, 2019
3 min read
“Effective enforcement of EU competition rules in the pharmaceutical law remains a matter of high priority…”
So notes the Commission's report on competition enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector (2009-2017)...
February 5, 2019
4 min read