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European Commission Approves Moderna’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccine

Goodwin on 8/19/2025

On July 30, 2025, Moderna announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for the updated formulation of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax®. The updated vaccine targets the LP.8.1 variant of...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 86

Jones Day on 9/26/2022

This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion. ...more

Covid-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 78

Jones Day on 3/24/2022

COMPETITION & STATE AID - State Aid - European Commission publishes first Report on implementation of Recovery and Resilience Facility - On 1 March 2022, the Commission published its first Report to the European...more

Covid-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 77

Jones Day on 3/15/2022

COMPETITION & STATE AID - State Aid- European Commission publishes Annual Single Market Report 2022 - On 22 February 2022, the European Commission published the Annual Single Market Report 2022, which sets out, in...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No.72

Jones Day on 1/20/2022

COMPETITION & STATE AID - Competition- European Commission expresses views on IAG’s (aborted) intended acquisition of Air Europa, including in light of impact of COVID-19 restrictions - On 16 December 2021, the...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 71

Jones Day on 1/6/2022

COMPETITION & STATE AID - Competition - Executive Vice President and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks at U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Transatlantic Business Works Summit. ...more

COVID-19 KEY EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 70

Jones Day on 12/15/2021

COMPETITION & STATE AID - State Aid - European Commission adopts revised Guidelines on State aid to promote risk finance investments- On 6 December 2021, the Commission published its Communication on Guidelines on...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No.69

Jones Day on 12/9/2021

COMPETITION & STATE AID - State Aid - European Commission publishes revised Communication on State aid rules for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI). On 25 November 2021, the Commission published a...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 68

Jones Day on 12/3/2021

COMPETION & STATE AID - European Commission adopts Communication on a Competition Policy Fit for New Challenges - On 18 November 2021, the European Commission adopted a Communication on a Competition Policy Fit for New...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 60

Jones Day on 10/12/2021

European Commission responds to concerns regarding pandemic-related State aid support - On 20 August 2021, Commission Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager replied to a written question from June...more

Summer Is Here: International Vacation Travel During A Pandemic

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/14/2021

International travel during the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging, but conditions are finally improving. Many Americans are now vaccinated against COVID-19. The latest CDC reporting indicates 50.9% of the U.S. population...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 48

Jones Day on 6/7/2021

LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS Competition & State Aid • Multilateral Working Group on pharmaceutical mergers launches a joint public consultation • European Commission receives Recovery and Resilience Plans from 18...more

COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 46

Jones Day on 5/14/2021

LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS Competition & State Aid • European Commission receives Recovery and Resilience Plans from 14 Member States • EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy ...more

COVID-19 Vaccine Passport Programs: Privacy And Security Considerations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/11/2021

As access to COVID-19 vaccines becomes more prevalent, and we begin to conceptualize what a post-pandemic world might look like, many governments are assessing the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine passport framework. In late...more

International News: Healthcare - Spotlight on the Industry - May 2021

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/5/2021

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry - Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more

Lawsuits Don't Make Vaccines... and Other Lessons from AstraZeneca's Agreement with the EU Commission

McDermott Will & Schulte on 2/5/2021

Key Take-Away: To avoid ambiguity, parties drafting manufacture and supply agreements should explicitly set out the factors that they deem relevant in assessing a party’s efforts. The manufacturing party may wish to...more

EU Imposes Authorization Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccine Exports

Morgan Lewis on 2/4/2021

In response to delayed EU shipments of certain COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union, the European Commission (Commission) passed on 29 January 2021 Regulation 2021/111 (Export Authorization Regulation) which is in force...more

Key Business and Human Rights Issues for 2021

King & Spalding on 1/21/2021

Business and human rights will continue to receive significant attention and development in 2021. Take a look at what is on the horizon . . . COVID-19: Vaccines are being administered in some countries but COVID-19...more

COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies (UPDATED)

Hogan Lovells on 12/8/2020

In Tuesday's Report: European Commission proposes far-reaching pharmaceutical strategic plan, Biden names health care nominees, and warnings over Christmas COVID-19 spread....more

Breaking Down Moderna’s COVID-19 Patent Pledge: Why Did They Do It?

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 11/10/2020

Last month, Moderna Therapeutics, one of the global leaders in the race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine, made the following statement regarding enforcement of its patents: We feel a special obligation under the current...more

Increasing Scrutiny of Foreign Investments in the German Healthcare Sector

White & Case LLP on 6/3/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed most governments' views on the strategic relevance of the domestic healthcare sectors across the globe. Although the European Commission, and also the German government, have re-emphasized...more

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