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
Antitrust authorities are cracking down on life sciences companies using patenting strategies to delay, block or impede access by competitors to the market. Firms with market power need to be mindful of antitrust when...more
On 26 January 2024, the European Commission published a report on competition enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector, highlighting the role of EU competition law in safeguarding market participants and consumers,...more
The rapid advancement into the digital age has resulted in the emergence of transformative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are capable of revolutionising industries. In this article, we set out how competition law...more
Today marks the start of the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation regime. From this date, the European Commission, as the enforcer of the FSR, will have the power to launch investigations to tackle distortions caused by foreign...more
Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Friday, March 12, 2021 to discuss hot antitrust topics in the life sciences industry, including:
- What life sciences companies should expect with respect to...more
3/5/2021
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The European wine sector has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to statistics from the European Commission (EC), there has been a 30% reduction in the volume of wine sold and a 50% drop in the value of...more
7/9/2020
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The European Commission has published a Temporary Framework Communication to provide guidance to companies that are cooperating to ensure the supply and distribution of essential products – including medicines and medical...more
The life sciences industry is facing unprecedented demands due to COVID-19. From front line carers to researchers and scientists, significant efforts are being put towards caring for those suffering from COVID-19 and...more
Cartels are by their nature hard to uncover and regulators rely – to a large part – on appealing to companies’ wallets. Immunity and leniency policies, by which regulators offer to whistleblowing companies full immunity or...more
The simple fact is that the Chinese antitrust regulators are determined to up their enforcement activities in the life sciences industry. Almost immediately after drug pricing was liberalised in 2015, an antitrust enforcement...more
On 14 August 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC") released a draft of the Guidelines on Pricing Conduct by Business Operators for Drugs in Shortage and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ("Draft...more
In recent years competition authorities in a number of EU Member States have stepped up in their pursuit against companies active in the Life Sciences sector for excessive pricing. Last week, the European Commission issued a...more