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Katleen Janssens
Latest Developments for the EU Health Data Space
Belgian Health Data Agency
Shurong Qu
New Deal Structures for Asian Biotech Deals
Servier
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Registration
08:00 - 08:50
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Healthcare Data, Legal Risks and Compliance
Commercial Transactions
08:50 - 09:00
Chair’s Opening Remarks
09:00 - 09:45
Latest Developments for the EU Health Data Space
- Progress and timelines for the European Health Data Space
- Member State approach and progress
- Legal frameworks for sharing digital patient data amongst multiple partners
- Practicalities of implementation from mapping and cataloguing data to controls around sensitive data
- Katleen Janssens - Director, Belgian Health Data Agency
- Lieven Van Parys - Senior EU & International Regulatory Legal Counsel, Pfizer
09:45 - 10:30
Updates on Data Privacy, Anonymisation and Secondary Use of Data
- Privacy and anonymisation: decision on EU Court of Justice in Deloitte Case and repercussions for the pharmaceutical sector
- Defining the boundaries of anonymization under GDPR and its impact on leveraging clinical data for AI innovation
- Global data dynamics: US and Chinese data export restrictions and requirements
- Practical questions for EU HQ companies following the US Final Rule on Prohibiting and Restricting Transfer of Bulk Sensitive US Personal Data
- George Pickering - Vice-President, Legal – R&D and Specialty Global Product Strategy, Legal and Compliance, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
- Alexander Roussanov - Partner, Arnold & Porter
10:30 - 11:00
Morning Coffee
11:00 - 11:45
CASE STUDY AI-Driven Collaboration: Legal and Strategic Insights for Pharma, Tech, and Academia
This case study will discuss legal and practical challenges during a research collaboration and the use of an algorithm to help identify disease indicators in electronic health records
- AI Act, GDPR, MDR, IP, prohibition on inducements, in the context of a research collaboration about the use of an algorithm to help identifying disease indicators in electronic health records
- Jorge Muñoz Fuentes - Assistant General Counsel MedTech, AI, Privacy, Telix Pharmaceuticals
- Lisa Kinsella - Associate General Counsel, Moderna, Switzerland
- Alison Dennis - Partner, Taylor Wessing
11:45 - 12:30
CASE STUDY Patients and Medicinal Products: Frameworks for Interacting with Patients
This case study delves into the legal approach and guardrails for patient interactions
- Legal boundaries for patient recruitment, early access, and post-trial supply obligations
- Frameworks to engage with patient advocacy groups to incorporate the patient voice into study design
- Regulatory limits on patient support programmes and communication to patients
- Tinne Gilles - General Counsel, CSL Vifor
- Martin Pawlak - Director Legal, Emerging Therapeutic Areas, Rare Disease & IP, Novo Nordisk
08:50 - 09:00
Chair’s Opening Remarks
- Laetitia Szaller - General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Egetis Therapeutics
09:00 - 09:30
Global Transaction Trends and Deal Landscape in the Life Sciences Sector
- Expected deal trends for 2026/2027 in light of current market conditions
- Issues for deal makers arising from the EU Pharma Package and changing regulatory exclusivity
- Hot areas for investment in the life science sector
- Robbie McLaren - Partner, LATHAM & WATKINS
- Samantha Peacock - Senior Associate, Latham & Watkins
09:30 - 10:10
Antitrust Developments Shaping Commercial Transactions: FSR, FDI, and Outbound Investment Control
- Key antitrust milestones: A review of recent developments and their projected impact over the next 12 months
- Foreign investment and antitrust in collaborations: addressing critical issues in licensing agreements and cross-border partnerships
- R&D and licensing guidelines: updates on technology transfer rules and foreign subsidy considerations for collaborations
- Navigating regulatory controls: insights into FSR, FDI, and outbound investment restrictions affecting M&A, tenders, and EU investment strategies
- Marion Provost - Partner, Dechert
- Vianney Toulouse - Associate, Dechert
10:10 - 10:40
Networking Break
10:40 - 11:20
Most Favoured Nation Clauses in Focus: Navigating US In-Licensing Amid Global Change
- Key provisions in licensing agreements: tackling contract clauses, policy context, and managing uncertainty effectively
- MFN pricing and territory splits: navigating pricing impacts, territorial divisions, and partner control over non-US commercial launches
- In-licensed products and IRA compliance: integrating IRA provisions into US government procurement agreements
- Governance and enforcement: ensuring flexible governance, clear controls, and enforceable terms to protect economic and financial interests
- Sylvie Vanden Bruel - Head of Legal, BD Mergers & Acquisitions Antitrust, UCB
11:20 - 12:00
Contractual Considerations for Access to Medicine Licensing
- Key considerations when negotiating Access to Medicine license agreements
- Laetitia Szaller - General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Egetis Therapeutics
- Carmen Correa Martin - Senior Legal Counsel, Erasmus MC
- Noel Watson-Doig - Senior Legal Counsel, ViiV Functions
12:00 - 12:30
Contracts under Pressure: Scope of Duress and Force Majeure in an Era of Policial Shifts
- Duress and force majeure clauses: essential provisions to safeguard contractual obligations and commercial interests
- Deal re-negotiation and exits: key considerations for restructuring or exiting agreements
- Contract enforcement: exploring arbitration, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution
- Isabella Fabbri - Senior Counsel Legal EMEA & Asia Pacific, PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
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Networking
12:30 - 13:50
Networking Lunch
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Healthcare Data, Legal Risks and Compliance
Commercial Transactions
13:50 - 14:10
QUICK FIRE BRIEFING New Product Liability Directive and Combination Products
- Risks and complexities of combination products or companion diagnostic and potential repercussions of adverse events from off-label use and the application of the new Product Liability Directive
14:10 - 14:40
Towards a Legal Framework for a Risk Based Approach to Social Media
- Do your current internal social media guidelines help you meet your business objectives?
- Assessing the practicality of industry guidelines for product promotion and disease awareness amid a global social media landscape, evolving consumer profiles, and changing communication strategies
- Legal approach to developing a holistic risk-based approach to social media
- Xisca Borrás - Partner, Bristows
14:40 - 15:10
ESG, Corporate Social Responsibility and Green Deal Developments
- Understanding the obligations for Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, EU rules on Packaging and Packing Waste, Environmental obligations in the new Pharmaceutical Legislation and the implications for your organisation
- EU Omnibus regulation: preparing for changes to European sustainability disclosure regulations
- Practicalities for managing the deluge of legislation and obligations around ESG, corporate responsibility and environment
- Antje-Katrin Weigelt - General Counsel, Europe, Teva
13:50 - 14:30
New Deal Structures for Asian Biotech Deals
- NewCo structures emerging to access the booming Asian biotech market: facilitating transactions, addressing legal, tax, and liability challenges
- Shifts in Chinese licensing, US restrictions on Chinese suppliers, navigating US Executive Order targeting EU investments in Chinese biotech
- Shurong Qu - Senior Legal Counsel, Global BD and R&D, Servier
14:30 - 15:10
New Commercial Models to Unlock Biotech Seed Innovation
- Practicalities of setting up new models
- Constructing value for IP
- Key risks and considering future potential of your investment/IP
- Monetising deals
- Acquiring shares and board positions in Biotech
- Setting up innovation centres and incubation hubs
- Setting up NewCos for academic collaborations
- Veronika Hughes-Bednar - Head of Legal Transactions, Astellas Pharma Europe
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Networking
15:10 - 15:40
Networking Break
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Healthcare Data, Legal Risks and Compliance
Commercial Transactions
15:40 - 16:10
Green Claims, Real Gains: Marketing with Integrity
- Understanding the legal frameworks for green claims including Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, Empowering Consumer Directive and the Green Claims Directive
- What do your obligations to provide clear and relevant information concerning environmental or social claims mean in practice?
- How marketing can use sustainability to differentiate while staying compliant
- Elisabeth Leimbacher - Global Legal Lead Marketing & Commercial Excellence, Takeda
16:10 - 16:40
Global Anti-Corruption Update
- FCPA enforcement trends in the US: heightened focus on healthcare compliance, individual accountability, and evolving enforcement priorities impacting corporate practices
- FCPA's global reach: expanding application outside the US, with implications for international competitiveness and compliance challenges
- EU Anti-Corruption Directive progress: advancing efforts to unify anti-corruption laws across member states, signalling stricter compliance requirements ahead
- Global enforcement dynamics: increased collaboration among international regulators, targeting bribery and corruption in key industries
- Cristina Alexandrescu - Assistant General Counsel, GSK Biologicals
15:40 - 16:10
Navigating Conflict of Interest in New Commercial Vehicles
- Practical challenges navigating relationships with collaborative commercial partners
- Avoiding anticompetitive conduct: managing conflicts of interest by vetting access and managing firewalls including how to manage in smaller organisations
- Balancing the knowledge of commercially sensitive information in the robust legal regulatory landscape
- Andrea Bazzotti - European Legal Counsel, Ultragenyx Europe GmbH
16:10 - 16:40
Alternative routes to Dispute Resolution: Baseball Dispute Mechanisms and Expert Determinations
- When to deploy alternatives approaches vs. traditional routes of litigation and arbitration
- In what circumstances would expert determination be suitable?
- Understanding baseball disputes and their pros and cons
- Where is the ground for negotiation? Variables in Baseball arbitration provision
- Adam Wallin - Director, Legal Dispute Resolution, BioNTech UK Limited
16:40 - 16:45
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