Biotech

The biotech industry is under considerable pressure to develop and commercialise new drug candidates for pharmaceutical companies. To maintain its strong performance, the industry needs to continuously raise capital for research and development.

We have accumulated extensive experience in the biotech sector over a number of years, where our work have included advising large and small biotech companies on the strategic potential of obtaining sourcing capital for product development and, importantly, assistance in securing advantageous agreements concerning the resale or licensing of a developed product or exit from a mature start-up business.

With our high-level legal knowledge about all aspects of the area, we can provide solutions that incorporate business insight and help ensure our clients' ongoing presence in the biotech industry.

Our areas of advice include:

Capital raising, and mergers and acquisitions
Licensing
Research, development, clinical trials, university tech transfers, non-disclosure agreements
Patents, trademarks, IP ownership, confidential information, enforcement, and similar
Commercial agreements - MTAs, contract work, cooperation agreements, etc..
Approvals, permits and other product and business-related regulatory matters