Life sciences

Life sciences

Straightforward, business-friendly advice from lawyers who understand the unique challenges and opportunities presented by the life sciences sector.  We enjoy spending time getting to know our clients and working alongside them for the long term. Visit our life sciences hub. 
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We work with a wide range of clients from the life sciences sector including:

  • pharmaceutical companies
  • biotechnology companies
  • medical device and diagnostic companies
  • manufacturers, distributors and logistics companies
  • investors
  • banks and financial institutions. 

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Latest news & insights

23 Jan 2023

From Insights

H is for hungry capital companies - life sciences businesses and the new Pre-Emption Group Principles

The Financial Reporting Council ("FRC") has issued a new Statement of Principles (the "Principles") on behalf of the Pre-Emption Group ("PEG") which apply to listed co..

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12 Dec 2022

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Changes to UK R&D SME tax credits

Among the changes announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022 were significant and largely unfavourable proposed changes to the UK Research and ..

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02 Nov 2022

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Under the antitrust spotlight: patent litigation

In this briefing, we explore the latest developments in the European domain of alleged patent litigation abuses.

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10 Oct 2022

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G is for gene-editing: The CRISPR landscape

The revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR ("clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats") offers incredible opportunities in a broad range of applicatio..

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22 Sep 2022

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Court orders damages and civil penalties for unlawful NHS procurement

This recent High Court judgement will be of interest to companies in the life sciences sector that supply products and service into the UK NHS.

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29 Jul 2022

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UK government blocks IP licence over national security concerns

On 20 July 2022, the UK's Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced that a final order had been issued, blocking the licensing of intel..

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13 Jul 2022

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Stephenson Harwood advises Oxford Biomedica on new AstraZeneca agreement

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised Oxford Biomedica, the gene and cell therapy company, on its new three year Master Services & Development Agreement with Ast..

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22 Jun 2022

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The Public Procurement Bill 2022 has a second reading in the House of Lords

Since Brexit, and the subsequent pandemic when the direct award of PPE contracts was in the spotlight, the question of how public procurement will be regulated in the ..

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07 Apr 2022

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F is for foreign investment: UK’s new foreign investment screening regime – What you need to know?

The UK’s National Security & Investment Act 2021, which entered into force on 4 January 2022, has created for the first time a standalone foreign direct investment reg..

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18 Mar 2022

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E is for equity investment

2020 and 2021 were both bumper years for venture funding but the spotlight was firmly on the life sciences sector. In 2021, £4.5 billion was raised by UK biotech and l..

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14 Feb 2022

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D is for data opt-out

The national data opt-out ("NDO") was introduced on 25 May 2018 enabling patients to opt out from the use of their personal data for research or planning purposes.

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13 Dec 2021

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Life sciences podcast

The Stephenson Harwood life sciences podcast provides an overview of key legal developments relating to the sector.

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07 Dec 2021

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C is for collaboration arrangements

​This month we are exploring, at a high-level, the use of collaboration agreements in the life sciences sector, and some of the issues to consider.

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01 Nov 2021

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Life sciences - Still in the antitrust spotlight

Over the last few years, the UK and EU competition authorities have continued to closely scrutinise the life sciences sector

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11 Oct 2021

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UK Public Procurement Reform – What's the latest?

Earlier this year, we wrote a series of articles setting out our thoughts on the UK Government's bold plans for the reform of public procurement regulation set out in ..

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20 Aug 2021

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D-day announced – UK's new National Security and Investment Act regime to begin on 4 January 2022

On 20 July 2021, BEIS announced that the new screening regime under the NSIA would officially commence on 4 January 2022. Alongside this announcement, BEIS also publis..

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