25 Nov, 2021 Luxembourg refines its draft bill on recreational cannabis By Olivier Reisch David Alexandre Back in 2018, as part of the coalition agreement between political parties (Accord de coalition 2018-2023), the Luxembourg government...
25 Nov, 2021 Advertising of medical devices: Italian Ministry of Health confirms national pre-authorization requirement despite MDR By Carlotta Busani Marco de Morpurgo With Circular 0081386 dated 12 November 2021, the Italian Ministry of Health confirmed that the national pre-authorization requirements...
23 Nov, 2021 Is the UK the right home for life sciences startups? By Lyndsey Hudson I saw this recent article highlighting the need for the UK to create a much more supportive and sustainable environment for life sciences...
17 Nov, 2021 Assessing the value of medicine for diverse patients: Implications of a QALY approach for health disparities By Kirsten Axelsen Momentum and debate about the application of cost-effectiveness analysis to determine the value and prices of prescription drugs in the...
11 Nov, 2021 The unhealthy healthcare system – a view on the treatment of medical waste By Inês Santana Metello Mariana Ricardo Countries and industries have been progressively setting ‘net zero’ targets, adapting legislation and activities to move towards a...
11 Nov, 2021 Social media's impact on the life sciences industry (podcast) By Christopher Campbell Jody Rhodes As part of our on-going podcast series - At the intersection of Science and Law, DLA Piper partners Chris Campbell and Jody Rhodes are...
08 Nov, 2021 Poland discusses draft laws to facilitate the cultivation of hemp By Amelia Prawda Andrzej Balicki, Ph.D. On 20 April 2021, the draft bill on hemp ("Draft Bill") was submitted to the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish Parliament). The aim of...
08 Nov, 2021 Telehealth and Australia's mental health care transformation By Matt Rozario Greg Bodulovic Alexandra Moore Australia continues to rapidly integrate telehealth as an accepted and much desired element of health care delivery, in particular within...
03 Nov, 2021 New draft law initiatives to tackle medical waste in Romania By Amalia Musat On 11 October 2021, the Senate of Romania adopted the following initiatives to tackle medical waste in Romania. (i) Draft Law on the...