Biomed

Description: 

Because of the growing interest in the field of biotechnology and medical sciences, whose developments challenge the existing complex framework of legal, ethical and social regulations, and in order to respond to health related issues, the Biomed Group has been created within Philippe & Partners. The Biomed Group is specialized in intellectual property, pharmaceutical and medical law. It has outstanding experience within this field and offers legal assistance on health related topics to the profit and non-profit sector. We also provide a follow-up on international developments, especially within the European Union and the different Member States. The Biomed Group is specialized in health care and has significant experience in medical law and bioethics, pharmaceutical law and hospital
law.

Medical Law and Bioethics

The specialized lawyers of the Biomed Group provide legal advice, draft contracts, carry out arbitrations and negotiations, in the following areas of medical law and bioethics:

  • Medical liability
  • Product liability
  • Data protection and medical secrecy
  • Cloning
  • Scientific research and clinical tests
  • Genetics
  • Human tissues...

Pharmaceutical Law

We also provide legal advice, draft contracts and carry out arbitrations and negotiations in the following areas:

  • Clinical test agreements
  • Informed consent
  • Registration of medical products
  • Price setting
  • Reimbursement of medical products
  • Notification of medical devices
  • Leaflets and product labeling
  • Publicity, commercial advertising and sales methods
  • Product safety and manufacturers liability
  • Drafting and negotiation of commercial contract: sale, franchise, collaboration license (selective or not), distribution network, mediation, etc...
  • Manufacturing and distribution
  • Distance selling
  • Unfair practices
  • Transfer of data for therapy, scientific research and commercial interests and privacy protection

Health Care

We also advise on the rules and ethics of the medical profession: recognition rules, quality rules, medical associations or partnerships, dismissals, fee disputes, relations with the Medical Council, ethical committees, treatment of complaints, patient files, electronic signature, privacy protection.