21 April 2021 - Article
Life sciences and healthcare
Our specialist team of life sciences lawyers spanning the UK, Europe, US and Asia, advise a variety of clients, from leading academic institutions and tech accelerators to renowned charities. We are experts in this sector, having helped companies, specifically at inception or the early stages, bring innovative drugs, therapies and devices to market. Our team includes lawyers with scientific backgrounds and diverse industry experience, which gives us a unique perspective of the opportunities and issues faced by our clients in the life sciences sector. As trusted advisors to our clients, we often work as general counsel thereby extending the capabilities of their teams, as well as providing other legal services, including effective business structuring and capital raising advice, managing intellectual property and commercial arrangements, employment and tax.
Our dedicated life sciences team has extensive experience advising entrepreneurs, investors, and technology companies, operating in a range of sectors, including biotech, med-tech, food tech and health-tech (including digital health).
From inception to exit, we are familiar with the life cycle of life sciences companies and the demands on scaling your business. From structuring and fundraising for early stage companies to M&A and IPO for later stage companies.
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Technology transfers & spin-outs
Our team has a successful record of transferring technology and launching spin-out companies from notable universities, research institutions and tech accelerators. Our experience includes advising on investment and shareholder rights, and drafting and negotiating licensing documents and technology transfer agreements, including technology access through pipeline agreements, options and rights of first refusal.
Charitable funding
Our renowned charities team advises some of the leading charities in healthcare and research. We advise charities on governance and structuring issues where research is funded through charitable grants, social and financial investments. The team also advises organisations receiving charitable funding or investment.
General counsel
For organisations whose business is simply growing beyond their existing legal capacity or which do not yet have budget for full time in-house lawyer, we offer general counsel support, whether at project specific fees and/or on a fixed monthly budget to meet your needs.
Licensing, R&D & commercial transactions
We understand how critical it is for your business to have a strong development pipeline and commercialise your intellectual property. We help you:
• put in place valuable R&D, option and pipeline agreements to develop IP
• negotiate in-licensing and out-licensing agreements for early or late-stage products
• effectively bring your products to market through various outsourcing agreements for product manufacture, supply and distribution
IP strategy
We understand the importance of protecting, enforcing and monetising your IP, and help with:
• protecting IP developed by your employees, consultants and other third party service providers
• IP portfolio management and brand strategies to maximise the value of your IP across jurisdictions
• dispute resolution of IP infringement
Regulatory
We provide advice on a range of regulatory matters, including:
• pre-clinical and clinical trials and pharmacovigilance across multiple jurisdictions
• interactions with regulatory authorities
• advertising and promotional activities
• product recall and liability
• industry codes of conduct and compliance
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