Life Science

The life science industry is a heavily regulated sector that may be difficult to navigate for businesses. It is also an industry in rapid development, where new treatments and digital health solutions are continually being developed.

Our life science team works with all types of life science companies, offering advice on biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical cannabis, cosmetics and food supplements. We have assisted clients in coping with legal and strategic challenges and disputes in the area for many years, thereby gaining in-depth knowledge of the industry. 

Our advice

We offer advice on all legal aspects of life science law, including:

• regulatory approvals
• clinical trials
• licence and R&D agreements
• manufacturing and distribution of medicinal products
• market access
• advertising of medicinal products and medical devices
• relations between industry and healthcare professionals
• shareholder matters and funding
• M&A transactions, including the transfer of pharmaceutical portfolios
• protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, including patents
• parallel imports
• processing of health data and other personal data
• digital health solutions
• competition and procurement law issues
• product liability and actions for damages
• pharmacy issues.

Our team and work method

Our life science team comprises lawyers who work in a cross-disciplinary manner and who – in addition to Life Science – specialise in IP, Trade secrets, Capital Markets, Corporate and Foundation Law, Business Transfers, Dispute Resolution, Data Protection and Competition Law.

The pooling of relevant skills ensures that our clients receive specialist advice on all legal aspects of a given assignment.

Our team contributes actively to  the continued development of the legal area. Oliver Machholdt is a board member of the Danish Life Science Law Association (DALILA), and Nicolai Lindgreen is chairman of the board of the Danish Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (FIR) and the Danish branch of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). Nicolaj Bording is a board member of FIR.