In 2025, Life Sciences and Health Care (LS&HC) companies face rapidly evolving regulatory paradigms that create transactional risks and require daily monitoring. After more than 70 national elections in 2024, the dust hasn’t...more
8/25/2025
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Clinical Trials ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Health ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Genetic Materials ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Innovative Technology ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
Pharma: Reform of the EU Pharmaceutical Legislation; German Medical Research Act enacted fostering R&D also including confidentiality of drug prices; France adopts standard CTA clauses; UK easing clinical trials; Devices:...more
The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were officially signed into law on 10 April 2025, marking a significant development in the UK clinical trials framework (the Medicines for Human Use...more
Pharma: Launch of Shortages Monitoring Platform, several Changes re Clinical Trial Management in EU Countries; Devices: Resolution on the need to revise the MDR and IVDR published; Compliance: CSRD still not implemented in...more
On 12 December 2024 the statutory instrument to amend the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 (UK CTR) was laid before Parliament. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA),...more
The Q2/24 Life Science and Health Care Law Update covers key trends in the EU and Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) in life sciences regulatory, corporate, compliance, competition, and privacy....more
While economic factors, including the high cost of capital, continue to keep our clients up at night, we also see signs of optimism in 2024. Against this fiscal backdrop, significant recent regulatory changes and those on the...more
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA") has published a raft of guidance on how various aspects of the UK regulatory regime for medicines will operate in England, Wales and Scotland (together Great...more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the 2019 novel coronavirus is a “global pandemic” and President Trump has declared a national emergency as the impact of the virus on all aspects of daily life continues...more
3/17/2020
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Biotechnology ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
China ,
Clinical Trials ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Good Clinical Practices ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Institutional Review Board (IRB) ,
Italy ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
Netherlands ,
Public Health ,
Reimbursements ,
Research and Development ,
Supply Chain ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Vaccinations ,
Vendors ,
World Health Organization
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued guidance on the management of clinical trials in the context of coronavirus....more
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued updated guidance on how the UK would regulate medicines, medical devices and clinical trials in the event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019...more
1/7/2019
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EU ,
Generic Drugs ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The UK Government has published guidance for life sciences companies on the Brexit implementation period, which is intended to take effect from 30 March 2019 to the end of 2020. ...more
The UK Government has published a response to the recommendations set out in the Health and Social Care Committee’s Report dated 21 March 2018 on “Brexit...more
The UK Government has confirmed that it is committed to implementing the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) 534/2014 (“EU CTR”) into UK law post-Brexit. ...more
An updated Model Clinical Trial Agreement (mCTA) has been published for industry-sponsored clinical trials involving patients in National Health Service (NHS) or Health and Social Care (HSC) hospitals in the UK....more