09 Apr, 2024 Australia’s Second Stage Vaping Reforms Bill Introduced By Greg Bodulovic Nicholas Tyacke Tudor Filaret Hazel Pang +1 more... Show less On 21 March 2024, the second stage of Australia’s vaping reforms bill was introduced before the Australian Parliament. The Therapeutic...
04 Dec, 2023 Vapes banned from January 2024 under Australian reforms By Greg Bodulovic Nicholas Tyacke Tudor Filaret Hazel Pang Shawn Wang +2 more... Show less The Australian Federal Government has announced the first stage of Australia’s vaping reforms, which are set to commence on 1 January...
23 Nov, 2023 UK CMA publishes Competition Law Guidance for Cooperations on Combination Therapies By Alexandra Kamerling Executive Summary Combination therapies involve the use of two or more separate medicines in combination to treat a disease. It can be...
17 Nov, 2023 UK Healthcare Procurement: Provider selection regime regulations overview By Sammi King Saman Anwar Mark Vipan It is currently intended that the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) will come into force on 1 January 2024. The PSR Regulations are a new...
10 Nov, 2023 Implementation Rules of Human Genetic Resource Regulations—what it entails for life sciences clients in China By Ting Xiao Carolyn Bigg On June 1, 2023, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (the “MOST”) issued the Implementation Rules of Administrative Regulations on...
06 Nov, 2023 The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation - life sciences companies impacted by EC review of transactions and public procurement By Joost Haans Anna Sacco On 12 October 2023, EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) filings to the European Commission (“EC”) became mandatory. In addition to...
25 Oct, 2023 Artificial Intelligence and healthcare: the Italian DPA adopts a decalogue on GDPR compliance of national healthcare services using AI By Cristina Criscuoli The use of artificial intelligence (‘AI’) systems in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors is growing exponentially, with...
28 Sep, 2023 Regulation and patentability of NGT plants – what’s next for the UK? By Rebecca Lawrence Dharma Carlin EU Commission Proposal On 5 July 2023, the European Commission proposed a new legislative initiative regarding plants obtained by...
29 Aug, 2023 Going green, literally – (slow) legalization of cannabis in Germany By Philip Weyand Guido Kleve Dylan Kennett Cannabis for adult-use is no longer a clandestine indulgence anymore, but a thriving industry in certain countries globally. Germany...
26 Jul, 2023 European Medicines Agency opens dialogue on use of AI in pharmaceutical life cycle By Danny Tobey Keo Shaw Marco de Morpurgo To open a dialogue with developers, academics, and regulators, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently published a draft Reflection...
26 May, 2023 Regulatory enforcement on the horizon for online prescriptions in Australia By Greg Bodulovic Nicholas Tyacke Tudor Filaret Hazel Pang Alex Horder +2 more... Show less As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth services has grown exponentially in Australia over the past three years. ...
26 May, 2023 EU Pharma Law Revision: First Reactions and Next Steps By Marco de Morpurgo Laetitia Mouton Mary Foord-Weston Exactly one month ago, on 26 April 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its long-awaited proposal for the revision of the EU...
11 May, 2023 Poland - Life Sciences Monthly Brief, April 2023 By Andrzej Balicki, Ph.D. Jolanta Dabrowicz Przemysław Matuszewski Urszula Grębowska +1 more... Show less Download a copy of our April monthly briefing, which covers key updates and insights in the following areas: Medical devices; Clinical...
05 May, 2023 Significant vaping restrictions and tobacco control measures announced in Australia By Greg Bodulovic Nicholas Tyacke Tudor Filaret Hazel Pang +1 more... Show less On 2 May 2023, the Australian Federal Government announced a strong and measurable action plan to support their campaign in stamping out...
25 Apr, 2023 The Czech government is planning a regulated cannabis market By Jan Metelka Dylan Kennett The Czech government has announced its plan to introduce a highly regulated cannabis market in the Czech Republic. Currently, cannabis is...
17 Apr, 2023 Plausibility of inventions: the decision of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal in G 2/21 By Massimiliano Tiberio Introduction On March 23rd, 2023, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO issued the long-awaited decision concerning the concept of...