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Preparing for the European Health Data Space - Opportunities and Challenges for Europe’s Digital Future

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/18/2025

The EU regulation designed to facilitate secondary use of clinical data for research brings benefits for health research, but also poses challenges for companies....more

Clinical Research and Patient Data Protection are at a Complicated Intersection

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 2/23/2023

The privacy landscape in the United States and much of the world is quickly evolving around the framework of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within the European Economic Alliance (EEA). Clinical trials involve...more

The European Health Data Space - Panacea or Poison Pill?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/2/2022

On 3 May 2022, the European Commission launched its proposal for a Regulation for the European Health Data Space to “unleash the full potential of health data”. However, questions arise as to whether this proposal is a...more

International Privacy Laws and Clinical Trials

Butler Snow LLP on 9/20/2021

Recent developments in international privacy laws have complicated the conduct of clinical trials outside of the United States. Since the privacy law of the European Union – the General Data Protection Regulation or “GDPR” –...more

UK MRC Clarifies When Health Data Is Anonymised in Research Context

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/24/2020

Research participants must identify which data sets constitute personal data to ensure compliance with the GDPR. The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) has published a useful guidance note on the identifiability,...more

The importance of conscientious health data collection in European clinical trials

Hogan Lovells on 1/17/2020

Clinical trials have become increasingly important for pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, which are focused on collecting as much data as possible on products and devices and their adverse effects. All...more

EDPB Clarifies Use of Consent and Other Legal Grounds for Clinical Trials, but Challenges Remain

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/22/2019

European regulators are expected to align their processes and guidance to accommodate the EDPB’s recommended approach to processing special categories of personal data. In January, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)...more

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