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The European Health Data Space Proposal of the European Commission
Unleashing the full potential of health data through facilitating secondary use? On...
May 5, 2022
12 min read
The UPC Committees rule!
Start of the Provisional Application Phase and first committee meetings The Provisional...
April 7, 2022
12 min read
Gender Equality in the COVID-Impacted Workplace: A Global View, Bird & Bird & Sheppard Mullin Women in Healthcare Leadership Collaborative
Bird & Bird hosted a virtual event to discuss gender equality in the Covid-impacted workplace with...
April 1, 2022
1 min read
The Return of Biosimilar Substitution in France
Every year the Social Security Financing Law for 2022 (LFSS 2022) introduces several measures resulting...
March 28, 2022
3 min read
International Comparative Legal Guide to Digital Health 2022
Our Life Sciences IP, Regulatory and Data Protection experts Sally Shorthose, Toby Bond, Emma Drake and...
March 17, 2022
1 min read
France introduces a new R&D tax credit for collaborative research work
France has introduced a new research tax credit ("R&D tax credit") in the framework of collaborative...
January 27, 2022
3 min read
Renewal of early access and compassionate use frameworks in France
On 1 July 2021, the early access and compassionate use reform entered into force. A medical treatment...
November 10, 2021
6 min read
UK medical devices regime set for an upgrade
Just 7 months after the expiry of the Brexit transition period, the Medicines and Healthcare products...
October 7, 2021
4 min read
Healthcare research and the GDPR – which legal basis is appropriate?
Establishing the correct legal basis under the GDPR is essential for any project involving use of...
October 4, 2021
13 min read
Dutch competition authority ACM imposes EUR 20 million fine on orphan drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing
The Netherlands Authority for the Consumer and Markets’ ("ACM") announced focus on drug...
July 21, 2021
6 min read