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LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE

We provide efficient legal advice to companies in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, known as Life Sciences & Healthcare. Our services are also focused on advising companies involved in the development and sale of medicines, medical devices and cosmetics and food products, as well as research centers and hospitals and other companies in the biotechnology sector. 

Overview

Our firm offers comprehensive and highly specialised legal advice to companies in the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector, covering all phases of their business activity. 

We assist pharmaceutical laboratories, biotechnology companies, medical device manufacturers and healthcare entities—both public and private—in corporate transactions, investments, joint ventures, contracting, healthcare and pharmaceutical regulation, clinical trials, innovation and intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance, sustainability and strategic planning of their relationships with the healthcare system.

The current healthcare environment is characterised by growing interconnection between the public and private sectors, where coordination with administrations, hospitals and regulatory bodies is essential to drive strategic projects and ensure regulatory compliance. Our experience allows us to act as a key legal ally in this ecosystem, facilitating communication with the administration, anticipating regulatory changes, identifying opportunities and offering legal solutions adapted to highly regulated and dynamic environments.

We advise companies and healthcare entities on the planning, management and optimisation of their relations with the public sector, ranging from regulatory compliance to the structuring of complex projects, strategic alliances and negotiations with government agencies.

Key Contacts

Partner
Relationships with Public Administrations
Associate Director
Relationships with Public Administrations

Services

Comprehensive Legal Advice in Life Sciences & Healthcare

We provide specialised legal services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology (medtech) and healthcare companies, covering all stages of the life cycle of medicines, healthcare products and medical devices.

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Regulation

We advise on the design, development, manufacture and marketing of medicines, healthcare products, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic products, including obtaining authorisations, registrations and healthcare certifications from competent authorities such as the AEMPS and EMA.

Intellectual property and innovation

Our services cover the registration and protection of pharmaceutical patents, trademarks, industrial designs, know-how and trade secrets, as well as defence against unfair competition actions within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector.

Procurement and commercial operations

We manage commercial, contractual and business matters related to the procurement of healthcare products, pricing and reimbursement strategies, transfer of regulatory files, pharmaceutical logistics, distribution and storage of healthcare products in accordance with Good Distribution Practices (GDP).

Collaboration agreements and technology transfer

We participate in the negotiation, drafting and execution of technology transfer agreements, licensing agreements, co-development and co-investment agreements, clinical trials and clinical research, manufacturing agreements (CMO/CDMO), exclusive distribution agreements and marketing agreements.

Public healthcare sector and public procurement

We advise on strategies for accessing the hospital market and marketing medicines and healthcare products in the public sector. We work with hospitals, regional health services and public and private healthcare entities, providing support in public healthcare procurement procedures and the execution of contracts with the Administration.

Litigation and legal defence

We defend and represent our clients in legal and administrative proceedings before courts and regulatory authorities. Our clients include multinational pharmaceutical companies, leading medical device and healthcare technology companies, and nationally and internationally renowned biomedical research institutes.