Summary

As a lawyer or legal professional in the life science industry, you need to be aware of legislation and industry standards in a wide range of areas, including areas outside your immediate expertise.

The purpose of this network is to create a smaller forum that can provide you with an overview and knowledge of current and future topics of high relevance to the sector, as well as the opportunity to discuss and exchange perspectives with your peers in a safe space.

A common theme in the network is legal horizon scanning, which focuses on what will affect the life science industry, including legal departments, in the next 1-3 years.

Examples of relevant legislative initiatives that can be discussed in the network include:

• The ongoing reform of pharmaceutical legislation in EU
• EU AI Act
• Cyber security
• ESG directives and legislation
• Green claims directive.

Expectations to you:

• Pre work when recommended

• Actively contribute to relevant knowledge and best practice sharing

• Be open minded

In addition, it will be possible to include more familiar topics such as the following on the agenda:

• Market Access activities
• Sanctions and export controls – (overview of the regulatory framework)
• Selected issues in clinical trials
• Barriers to access to Real World Data (RWD)
• Information and advertising on social media
• Contracts, e.g. competition law, value chain ESG requirements, IP, trade secrets and GDPR)
• Compliance
• International congresses
  

What does the network include?

• Inspirational speeches and discussions on issues and trends prioritized by and of importance to the participants

• The structure of each session consists of 1-2 inspirational speeches from subject matters experts followed by best practice sharing and dilemma discussions

• Informal networking with peers with the purpose to strengthen relations between the participants

Keywords

• Professional sparring
• Legal expertise
• General counsel
• Trend spotting
• Legal horizon scanning