We were pleased to welcome industry leaders to our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event in Zurich, where co-head of Hogan Lovells Life Sciences and Health Care sector Jane Summerfield, and partners Melissa K. Bianchi,...more
On 8 April 2024, the Dutch Minister of Medical Care sent a letter to Dutch Parliament (in Dutch: “Tweede Kamer”) regarding interactions between life sciences companies and health care professionals highlighting the need for...more
On 21 September 2023, the Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (in Dutch: “Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd”, IGJ) published a news report on financial relationships between physicians and medical device suppliers in...more
With a goal of ensuring medicinal supply interruptions are better managed, the Dutch Ministry’s Policy Rule regarding ‘iron stock’ sets obligations for marketing authorisation holders and wholesalers to keep a minimum safety...more
The first module of the European database on medical devices, EUDAMED, also referred to as the Actor registration module, will be made available to EU Member States and economic operators on 1 December 2020....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
/ Biopharmaceutical ,
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
We are pleased to provide you with the third annual installment of our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons guide. For each of these guides, we have asked our industry thought leaders throughout the world to write about...more
2/26/2020
/ 3D Printing ,
AIDS ,
Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biosimilars ,
Biotechnology ,
Blockchain ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Digital Health ,
Drug Distribution ,
Drug Pricing ,
EU ,
Federal Funding ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Technology ,
HIV ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Device Data System ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Software ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHI ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Research and Development ,
Right to Try ,
Robotics ,
Supply Chain ,
Telehealth
Digital health offers huge potential for improving care and alleviating the increasing burden on our over-stretched healthcare systems. However, its uptake remains slow and varies significantly across the EU....more
11/25/2019
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Data Management ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
EU ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Information Technology ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry
Investing in the life sciences industry without an understanding of the key regulatory factors that could determine a product’s success or failure could cost you millions of dollars....more
12/7/2018
/ Biotechnology ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Drug Pricing ,
Emerging Markets ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Investment ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Exclusivity ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sunshine Laws ,
UK Brexit
The European Commission is looking into several parallel imports cases, including in the life sciences industry, with a view to opening formal antitrust investigations, which may eventually lead to fines being imposed....more