Castrén & Snellman is widely considered one of Finland’s leading firms in life science matters. Our experts advise Finnish and international pharmaceutical companies, health care professionals and service providers as well as biotechnology and food companies in matters such as disputes, regulatory issues and mergers and acquisitions. In addition to a practical knowledge of the legislative and regulatory environment and practices of the medical and biotechnology fields, our experts also handle competition and data protection issues in the life science field. Our wide-ranging legal and practical experience is complemented by our expertise in the natural sciences.
Our core practice includes patent litigation, other intellectual property matters and regulatory issues. We advise our clients in various contractual matters, such as drafting licensing agreements, R&D agreements and clinical study agreements. We handle licensing and marketing authorisation issues, pricing, advertising and reimbursement issues and proceedings relating to the pharmaceuticals industry and the sale of pharmaceuticals. We also handle assignments relating to the wholesale of pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical manufacturing, generic substitution and the reference price system. We also advise clients in legal matters relating to health care devices and equipment.
We advise health care service providers, such as general practices, hospitals, pharmacies and individual professionals as well as industry associations in various liability and control matters and other health-care-related legal questions.
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