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A focus on pharmaceutical supply chains and promotional materialEuropean Commission Proposes to Extend Transitional Periods for In-Vitro-Diagnostic Medical Devices CE Mark UK MHRA Announces Consultation on the Indefinite Recognition of CE-marked Medical DevicesUK's Medical Device Post-market Surveillance Statutory Instrument Laid Before Parliament – What are the Key Changes for Medical Device Regulation? 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Export UK Government to Recognize CE Marks Indefinitely (other than for Medical Devices and IVDs)The Implications of the Windsor Framework Extended Producer Responsibility The EPR Obligations of the New Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive: Key Questions and Next Steps for Member StatesNew EU Wastewater Treatment Fees on Producers of Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products Financial Synthetic Royalty and Drug Development Financings – A Funding Structure Growing in EuropeNon-Dilutive Financing: The U.S. Trend Catching on in Europe’s Life Sciences Sector Food & Beverage EU Court Confirms No Presumption of Confidentiality for Member State Votes: Covington Prevails in Case C‑540/23 PUK Launches Food Safety Guidance for Cell-Cultivated Foods Food & Drug Regulatory EU Biotech Act II: One Week Remaining to Shape the Commission’s ApproachU.S.–UK Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement: Learnings from the Published Text Food Labelling EU Biotech Act II: One Week Remaining to Shape the Commission’s ApproachUK Launches Food Safety Guidance for Cell-Cultivated Foods Gene Editing UK Launches Food Safety Guidance for Cell-Cultivated FoodsEU Pharma Legislation Review Series: GMO Medicines Global Supply Chain Historic Marine Biodiversity Treaty creates new Access and Benefit-Sharing obligations for life sciences companiesEU Pharma Legislation Review Series: Decentralized Manufacturing GMOs EU Biotech Act II: One Week Remaining to Shape the Commission’s ApproachEU Pharma Legislation Review Series: GMO Medicines Greenwashing EU Adopts New Rules on Greenwashing and Social Impact ClaimsEU Pharma Legislation Review Series: Addressing Environmental Risks HEALTH PRIVACY New German Guidelines on GDPR Requirements for International Transfers of Health Data in Medical ResearchEuropean Health Data Space Published Healthcare system Germany plans significant cuts in drug pricing and reimbursement – How would the GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz impact pharmaceutical companies?Germany changes rules for Digital Health Applications (DiGA) – More Reporting, More Transparency, More Work Intellectual Property European Biotech Act: Potential new extension for supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for ATMPs and biotechnology medicinesWhat Companies Should Know About the WHO Pandemic Agreement Legal Title EU Talking Life Sciences Audiocast: Episode 4 – EU and UK Pharmaceutical Regulation of Tax Structures and Financial Flows - Implications for Global Supply Chains Life Sciences EU Biotech Act II: One Week Remaining to Shape the Commission’s ApproachThe World Health Organization’s Emerging Pathogen Access System: Implications for Commercial Infectious Disease R&D M&A EU Talking Life Sciences Audiocast: Current Trends in M&A and Licensing in the Life Sciences Industry Maritime Navigating the new UN High Seas Treaty: Key Compliance Risks for Life Sciences Companies Marketing authorisation Are you Windsor Framework ready? A focus on pharmaceutical supply chains and promotional materialEuropean Court of Justice requested to clarify the scope of the market exclusivity right for orphan drugs – German courts remain divided Medical Devices UK MHRA Announces Consultation on the Indefinite Recognition of CE-marked Medical DevicesGermany changes rules for Digital Health Applications (DiGA) – More Reporting, More Transparency, More Work Medical Devices Germany changes rules for Digital Health Applications (DiGA) – More Reporting, More Transparency, More WorkGerman Government launches new Pharma & MedTech Dialogue – Broad agenda, big hopes but unclear prospects Medicinal Products Germany plans significant cuts in drug pricing and reimbursement – How would the GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz impact pharmaceutical companies?German Government launches new Pharma & MedTech Dialogue – Broad agenda, big hopes but unclear prospects Medicinal Products U.S.–UK Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement: Learnings from the Published TextGermany plans significant cuts in drug pricing and reimbursement – How would the GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz impact pharmaceutical companies? 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