If you operate in the Life Science sector, you will not have to explain your business to us. We have made it our business to find out.

In a changing Swiss life science and healthcare market, the skills and experience of our healthcare attorneys provide a valuable tool to help our clients create answers to developing requirements and deliver effective solutions.

Opportunities such as joint ventures and partnerships must be seen in the context of the regulatory and governance environments in which life science and healthcare organizations operate. We utilise our detailed and practical knowledge of these regulatory schemes to secure effective outcomes for our clients.

In the meantime, life science and healthcare operations continue to grow and our experience advising on the managing of healthcare businesses (including medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, insurers, doctors and hospitals) and dealing with customers and suppliers will provide vital support to any life science and healthcare organization.

Our specialists have a strong network and many years of experience in Swiss and international health-care systems. We have particularly strong experience with the relevant administrative bodies, such as Swissmedic and the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), as well as with members of the Federal Parliament.

The following range of services is among our specialities:

• Advising health care businesses on structural and strategic compliance issues, safety laws and tariff matters.
• Lobbying and/or negotiation of new legislative projects.
• Permits and authorization for medical doctors, clinics etc.
• Advising health law clients on regulatory issues concerning drugs (e.g. on the admission of drugs to the list of specialties and on the registration of clinical trials), medical devices and food.
• Fundraising support for working capital purposes or expansion (including governmental funding, private equity financing or public private partnerships).
• Dealing with customers and suppliers, such as support in one-off contracts, procurement projects and joint ventures.
• Development and licensing of medical products and devices and the protection and defence of intellectual property rights (patent and trademark law, copyright protection and other proprietary business information).
• Forms of cooperation, technology transfer, mergers and acquisitions, distribution, supply and other commercial agreements including employment and management contracts.
• Assisting health care and life science industry clients in all aspects of tort, product and professional liability, data protection as well as competition issues.
• Advising and representing our health law clients in case of possible violations of drug or food regulations (e.g. the granting of an undue advantage or unacceptable advertising).
• Support of chemical businesses in all matters relating to chemical regulation (Swiss and REACH).
• Litigation/Arbitration in the health care business (civil, administrative and criminal proceedings).