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Pharma Legal Handbook 1. What are the regulatory requirements for traditional, herbal, complementary, or alternative medicines and devices? This presentation comprised a briefing on the current situation of the practice of traditional medicine (TRM) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the availability of two kinds of herbal products, from local and imported crude…

Pharma Legal Handbook 1. What types of liability are recognized in your jurisdiction? Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and retailers are held responsible for any injuries products cause. Generally, there are three liabilities: Civil liability, punitive liability and disciplinary liability recognised in Saudi Arabia.    2.…

Pharma Legal Handbook 1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? Trademarks, copyright works, patents, industrial designs and domain names are all capable of being protected in Saudi Arabia and there is an established legal framework that supports the registration and records of these valuable IP rights. Protection can…

Pharma Legal Handbook The key facts about Regulatory Reforms in Saudi Arabia. Prepared in association with STA, an international law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Saudi Arabia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   1. Are there proposals for reform or significant change to the healthcare system?…

Pharma Legal Handbook Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Saudi Arabia – a comprehensive legal overview.. Prepared in association with STA, an international law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Saudi Arabia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.   Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized…

Global Writing in the February edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Candice Del Rio of Curavit Clinical Research examines the applicability of decentralised clinical trials in oncology research, and their positive impact on both decreasing patient dropout rates and increasing patient engagement. Oncology represents the largest research area globally, with 6.5 percent…

Spain CataloniaBio & HealthTech is an industry association representing the biomedicine and health sector in Catalonia. Its CEO, Judit Anido, explains how the region’s entrepreneurial spirit is helping it lead Spain in research and innovation, and comments on regulatory changes needed to help small- and medium-sized companies grow into a competitive…

Spain Sobi’s VP and general manager for Spain and Portugal, Pablo De Mora, comments on his experience during the pandemic, the Swedish company’s haematology and immunology portfolio, including its EMA-approved COVID-19 treatment, and the reimbursement challenges faced by rare disease players in Spain. Moreover, De Mora highlights Sobi’s vast clinical trials…

Spain Lilly’s Nabil Daoud highlights the evolution in the firm’s Spanish manufacturing and R&D footprint in recent years, discussed launch plans for its next-generation diabetes and obesity treatments, and outlines some of the key trends currently impacting healthcare in Spain.   Four years ago, a molecule discovered and designed by scientists…

Italy   In a wide-ranging and candid conversation, Amgen Italy General Manager Soren Giese outlines the strategy he put in place to restructure Amgen’s operations in the Italian market, the company’s third largest in Europe and sixth largest globally. Giese also touches on ensuring the affiliate’s product launch readiness, consistently increasing…

Global Recent reportage from Global Data Research and Clinical Trials Arena has ranked the world’s leading biopharma companies best positioned to take advantage of future biosimilars disruption. The ranking considers the number of jobs listed by each company mentioning biosimilars, deals conducted, and company filing mentions in the period between January…

Spain The Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBiot) is a non-profit organization established by academics and researchers to promote the sector through knowledge exchange and is a Branch Office of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). Its current president, Fernando Peláez, explains the main activities of this scientific society, how SEBiot is…