11/9/2026 3:04:23 PM Broader Bolar – Same Battleground? By Wendela Hårdemark Eleanor Root Sophie Vo The EU Pharma Package: Broader Bolar – Same Battleground? The Bolar exemption (“Bolar 1.0”) determines the extent to which preparatory...
10/30/2026 2:07:21 PM Beyond Brexit: CE marking gets a long-term future for medical devices By Pieter Erasmus Moona Malik Serena Gordon The Government’s consultation confirms that CE recognition for medical devices is here to stay, but the future role UKCA-marking will...
10/27/2026 9:48:28 AM Key features of the new 2026 CEPS framework agreement: security of supply, medicinal product pricing and intellectual property By Marylis Clerc Johanna Harelimana Manon Perret On 28 September 2026, the CEPS (French Pricing Authority) entered into a new framework agreement, with the LEEM (the leading trade...
10/9/2026 2:04:36 PM EU Pharmaceutical Package Moves Closer to Adoption: Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance By Nour Saab Johanna Harelimana This article is part of a series on the final agreement reached regarding the pharmaceutical package, which is currently awaiting formal...
10/6/2026 12:22:15 PM The UK’s blueprint for regulating AI in healthcare: what you need to know By Pieter Erasmus Serena Gordon Moona Malik The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, established by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
8/12/2026 12:23:21 PM AI Scribes in the NHS: From Compliance Questions to Formal Investigation By Pieter Erasmus Moona Malik Following our recent BioTalk article, Ambient Scribing in the NHS: A Compliance Framework Suppliers Cannot Ignore (30 July 2026), a...
7/27/2026 8:51:31 AM Is Your Healthcare AI Tool a Medical Device? What the CJEU's Latest MDR Decision Means for Digital Health Companies By Christian Lindenthal Clarissa Junge-Gierse Annelie Säurig The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, 2 July 2026, Case C-427/24, Diagramm Halbach) has recently issued an important judgment...
7/10/2026 9:07:28 AM EU Pharma Package: transitional provisions By Marc Martens Maarten Princen After more than two decades, the legal architecture governing medicinal products in the European Union is being fundamentally rebuilt....
6/9/2026 2:14:52 PM Valuing Innovation Under Uncertainty: Damages and Remedies in Life Sciences Arbitration By Flore Poloni Lucile Mourey Your pipeline asset took years to develop. The partnership that was supposed to bring it to market has broken down. Now a tribunal needs...
6/3/2026 12:38:29 PM UK court grants landmark website blocking injunction against suppliers of counterfeit prescription-only medicines By Heidi Hurdle A UK judge has for the first time granted a website blocking injunction targeting counterfeit and unlicensed prescription-only medicines....
5/15/2026 12:47:03 PM Plant Breeders' Rights: what they are and why they matter By Moona Malik There is a fair chance that the seedless mandarins in your local supermarket recently featured in a case at the English High Court. The...
4/9/2026 2:07:26 PM New US Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports: What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know By Phoebe Greybanks The United States has introduced sweeping new tariffs targeting patented pharmaceutical products and their ingredients, with duties set...
4/9/2026 9:58:05 AM France to impose new tax on pharmaceutical companies “unduly delaying” generic entry through patent filing and litigation strategies By Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan Marylis Clerc Following our recent coverage of the new US tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, it is worth noting that Europe is also seeing significant...
3/17/2026 2:49:04 PM The EU Pharma Package Reaches a Milestone: Formal Adoption on the Horizon By Mette-Marie Henrichsen On 6 March 2026, the European Council published its “compromise texts of the provisional agreement” (the “Compromise Text”), setting out...
2/13/2026 9:54:14 AM CJEU to revisit Santen doctrine: German court challenges SPC interpretation for veterinary medicinal products By Manuel Lobato Intellectual property rights created by European Union regulations (such as supplementary protection certificates (SPC)) can give rise to...
1/19/2026 5:16:05 PM What is the statute of limitations for personal injury claims in France? By Charles-Henri Caron Lînah Bonneville Our foreign clients often ask us about the statute of limitations for personal injury under French law. While the question may appear...