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China’s healthcare compliance guidelines: insights and actionable steps for life sciences companies

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In January 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) introduced the Compliance Guidelines for Healthcare Companies to Prevent Commercial Bribery Risks (“Guidelines”), marking the first...more

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China Releases First-of-its-kind Compliance Case Handbook for Life Sciences Companies

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The Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation (AMR) has released a set of illustrative sample cases under the Compliance Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies to Prevent Commercial Bribery Risks (《医药企业防范商业贿赂风险合规指引》)...more

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Medtech Leaders Speak Out On Impact of Global Tariffs

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Some Medtech companies recently addressed the potential impact of global tariffs in their Q1 2025 earnings calls. Johnson & Johnson and Abbott were among the first to speak on the implications of these tariffs and how their...more

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China’s first compliance guidelines to prevent corruption risks in the life sciences industry

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On January 14, 2025, China issued the final version of its compliance guidelines for health care companies to prevent commercial bribery risks (“Guidelines”), which took effect immediately. The Guidelines are applicable to...more

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China Issues Final Compliance Guidelines in Regulating the Medical Industry

On January 10, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) officially released the Compliance Guidelines on Preventing Commercial Bribery Risks for Pharmaceutical Enterprises (the Guidelines). This...more

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China Finalizes Its First Anti-Corruption Guidelines for the Health Care and Life Sciences Industry

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On January 14, 2025, China's State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"), the primary regulatory agency in China for overseeing market supervision, issued its Compliance Guidelines for Health Care Companies to Prevent...more

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Navigating China's Healthcare Compliance Landscape: New Guidelines to Mitigate Commercial Bribery Risks

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China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has released the draft Compliance Guidelines for Healthcare Companies to Prevent Commercial Bribery Risks (Draft Guidelines) for public comment. The Draft Guidelines,...more

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Life Sciences M&A Trends for 2023 and 2024 (Through End of Q3) in Greater China

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Goodwin is presenting a two-part publication series covering life sciences trends involving license deals, M&A, and financing for Greater China’s life sciences sector. ...more

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Shanghai’s 2024 Enforcement Framework on Healthcare Practices – Key Takeaways and How to Prepare

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The Shanghai Health Commission, together with 13 other governmental authorities in Shanghai, jointly published on October 10, 2024 the Shanghai version of the 2024 Notice on Issuing the Key Points of Correcting Improper...more

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Top legal issues to think about in China-related licensing transactions

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This article provides a general overview of certain Chinese legal considerations for licensing and collaboration deals in the life sciences industry. In particular, this article focuses on two types of transactions...more

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The BIOSECURE Act: Proposed New Legislation Could Affect U.S. Companies’ Plans to Contract With Chinese Biotechnology Companies

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The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives are both considering legislation that could have a serious impact on the ability of U.S. biotechnology, drug, and medical device companies to do business with...more

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Regulation of drug and medical device advertising in China: an industry under the microscope

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In recent years, there has been an uptick in interest in the Chinese market from licensors based predominantly in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and South Korea. Factors encouraging the in-licensing of products to China include...more

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[Event] FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry - July 21st - 22nd, Boston, MA

ACI is excited to welcome you back in-person to the 14th Advanced Forum on FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry, taking place on July 21–22, 2022 in Boston! Legal and compliance professionals from...more

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China's draft implementation rules on human genetic resources: potential changes on HGR Supervision?

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The Ministry of Science and Technology of China has finally issued the draft of Implementation Rules for the Regulations of Human Genetic Resources Administration for public comments on March 21, 2022, which gives more...more

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Five Things to Know About the Changes to China's Medical Device Regulation

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On 18 March 2021, the State Council of China announced certain amendments (the 2021 Amendment) to the Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (the Medical Device Regulation). The 2021 Amendment...more

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China Amends Regulation Governing Medical Devices

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China recently amended its primary regulation governing medical devices, the Regulation on Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (2021 RSAMD), which will replace its previous 2014 version and become effective on...more

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The TGA and the Iron Mask

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In 2020, heightened demand for health care resulted in an influx of therapeutic goods being included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). A large portion of these goods are manufactured in China however,...more

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FDA Updates Emergency Use Authorization For Chinese Respirators

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Yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its Emergency Use Authorization relating to disposable respirators made in China that are not approved by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and...more

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Outlook of China’s Health Care Sector in Light of COVID-19

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China is cautiously recovering from the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak and is moving into a new period of investor-friendly policies aimed at restarting China’s economic engine....more

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China takes a pragmatic approach to relaxing regulation of the life sciences sector during COVID-19

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As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across the world, creating new epicenters, this is perhaps an opportune moment to look back at the lessons learned from China, where it appears that the outbreak is under control, in...more

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COVID-19- European Commission's recommendation on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures

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On 16 March 2020, the European Commission published Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 of 13 March on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures within the context of the COVID-19 threat. The objective of the...more

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FDA Update: COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Development and Other Impacts

In response to the United States’ rapidly evolving public health situation, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released guidance on high-complexity in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests for COVID-19. This article...more

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Recent FDA Medical Device Developments in Response to COVID-19

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The US Food and Drug Administration is working to facilitate emergency use authorization for coronavirus (COVID-19) medical devices, including diagnostic tests and respirators, while also working with the Federal Trade...more

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What COVID-19 Means for FDA-Regulated Industry

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U.S. and international health authorities continue to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). While originally detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, as of the date of this alert the virus has now...more

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Overview of Medical Device Regulation in China

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How is the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of medical devices regulated in the People’s Republic of China? This article outlines the regulatory framework and pathways, the classification of devices, and...more

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