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Following AIJA’s first Virtual Congress, Healthcare and Life Sciences Commission is very pleased to host a virtual gathering for all of you interested and involved in healthcare and life sciences matters and also for those who are willing to get involved.

The common thread of our academic programme will be:

Healthcare: future trends, possibilities, and legal challenges. From smart gadgets, 3D printing to cannabinoids.

 The main sessions of the day will be:

  • Run for the vaccine: has the pandemic changed the rules of the game? This panel will be held jointly with IP/TMT Commission
  • Future medicine: from possibilities to legal challenges

 We will also arrange virtual meetings and coffee breaks in between sessions for the participant to exchange their views, experiences and opinion on the matters discussed during the main panels.

We will then close this Commissions Month Event with a virtual drink for all the participants to join!

Looking forward to seeing you all connect during our Healthcare Commission Day!

More information about the schedule and the speakers can be found under the programme section of this page.

Organising Committee

  • Edvinas Meskys, Lietuvos jaunuju advokatu asociacija
  • Giorgia Massaro, Studio LegLegal
  • Krzysztof Pawlak, Schoenherr Stangl sp.k.

All academic sessions are recorded and shared in the Resource Centre the week after the events.

This event takes place during:

AIJA Commissions Month
20 October - 20 November 2020

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AIJA Commissions involved
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences

Programme

Programme - Healthcare and Life Sciences Commission Day

12:50 - 13:00

13:00 - 14:00

This join session, hosted by the Healthcare and Life Sciences and the IP/TMT commissions, will discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic and the urgent need for a cure may or may not have altered some of the legal processes linked to the introduction and the protection of new pharmaceuticals. 

In particular, we will look at the relevant regulatory requirements, as well as the protection of respective IP rights, discussing questions such as: 
  • Does the current regulatory framework provide for a sufficient balance between the inventor’s right to cover its expenses and public safety/human rights for a quick treatment?
  • If a vaccine is found – does the winner take it all, or can the public (incl. his competitors) benefit from / participate in his research results, e.g. under the trade secrets directive or by way of compulsory licenses
  • How to properly define the conditions, which would allow deviation from standard protection of IP rights holder - pandemic, extreme situation, situation of emergency, local / regional / EU / international situation, etc.?

Moderator
Claudia Zeri, the Netherlands

Speakers:
  • Axel Munier, France
  • Alessandro Romaioli, Italy
  • Craig Tucker, United States of America
  • Iliyana Sirakova, Austria
14:15 - 14:45

15:00 - 16:30

The session will focus on innovation in medicine.

We will deal with 3D printing, hemp-derived products, at-home healthcare diagnostic devices and innovative personalize treatment and we will discuss matters such as

  • Current regulations, gaps and difficulties: what could happen?
  • Possible outcome relating to the use of such innovations in medicine: misuse and patients’ safety;
  • Possible issues when defining the liability:
  • Should we raise the liability question for the inventors of the equipment, which was used for producing the medicine or diagnosing the disease;
  • Should there be any liability of the patent, who decided to 3D print the medicine instead of buying from the pharmacy;
  • Who would be responsible, if the patent would use 3rd party software or device for producing the licensed drug. 
Moderator: dr. Edvinas Meškys, expert attorney at „Ellex Valiunas“, AIJA’s National Representative for Lithuania and President of Lithuanian Young Bar Association.

Speakers:
  • Jacqueline Mulryne, Life sciences regulatory and litigation Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Trustee, United Kingdom;
  • Rūta Pumputienė, the Head of Local American Working Group, a world-known name of an informal pharma industry platform representing the voice and opinion on various issues, attorney-at-law and founding Partner at Ruta Pumputiene Law Firm, Lithuania;
  • Giorgia Massaro, Partner at LegLegal Law Firm & Organisation Committee member of Healthcare Commission Day, Italy;
  • Gabija Grigalauskaitė, Attorney / Senior Associate at NJORD law firm & ex Compliance Officer at Mimi Hearing Technologies in Berlin, Lithuania.
16:45 - 17:45


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18:00 - 19:00


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Scholarships

If you are a lawyer under 35 years old and meet the requirements, apply to our Scholarship Programme for this event. You can check more details here.

Organising Committee

Agata ADAMCZYK Adamczyk, Liber & Współpracownicy (POLAND)
Kato AERTS Lydian (BELGIUM)
Cherry ALMEIDA Caland Advocaten (NETHERLANDS)
Giovanni ANGLES Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP (UNITED STATES)
Chris ATKINSON LK Law LLP (UNITED KINGDOM)
Ferenc BALLEGEER FB-tax (BELGIUM)
Luana BARROS Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello Advogados (BRAZIL)
Marc BUCHMANN Fischer Ramp Buchmann ltd (SWITZERLAND)
Alisa BURKHARD Vectra Advisors (SWITZERLAND)
Davide CANEPA Watson Farley & Williams (ITALY)
Daria CAPOTORTO Tonucci & Partners (ITALY)
Gustavo COELHO Bastilho Coelho Advogados (BRAZIL)
Silvia DAHLBERG Advokatfirman Vinge KB (SWEDEN)
John DAVIES Farrer & Co (UNITED KINGDOM)
Jeroen DE CONINCK DC Advocaten BV (BELGIUM)
Jérôme DEBRAS LEGALIM (FRANCE)
Carlos Federico DELRAZO OCHOA Ecija Mexico, S.C. (MEXICO)
Marika DEVAUX MAAT avocat (FRANCE)
Bérangère DIOT Cabinet d'avocats CADIOU BARBE LAROQUE (FRANCE)
Lauren EVANS Kingsley Napley LLP (UNITED KINGDOM)
Adam FLACKS LK Law LLP (UNITED KINGDOM)
Hannah FRY 39 Essex Chambers’ Commercial and Construction Team (UNITED KINGDOM)
Inga GEORGE boesling IP Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB (GERMANY)
Bruno GUARNIERI Farroco Abreu Advogados (BRAZIL)
Bernd HAUCK Kellerhals Carrard (SWITZERLAND)
Nicolas HERREN Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd (SWITZERLAND)
Hendrikje HERRMANN Lebuhn & Puchta Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten und Solicitor mbB (GERMANY)
Audrey JARRETON Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg SARL (LUXEMBOURG)
Rainer KASPAR PHH Rechtsanwält:innen GmbH (AUSTRIA)
Inka KNAPPERTSBUSCH CMS Hasche Sigle P. v. RAe u. StB mbB (GERMANY)
Julie KÖLZER-WARNECKE M&S Law S.à r.l. (LUXEMBOURG)
Katarzyna KUZMA Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka sp.k. (POLAND)
Sophie LENS ALTIUS (BELGIUM)
Laura MANZ Kellerhals Carrard (SWITZERLAND)
Eliseo M. MARTíNEZ Eliseo M. Martínez (SPAIN)
Giorgia MASSARO DOLCI CERRETA MASSARO SOCIETA TRA AVVOCATI SRL (ITALY)
Edvinas MESKYS Edvinas Meskys (attorney) (LITHUANIA)
Anda MIZE Eleving Vehicle Finance, AS (LATVIA)
Stefan MüLLER Wenger Vieli AG (SWITZERLAND)
Katie NEWBURY Kingsley Napley LLP (UNITED KINGDOM)
Alessandro PACI RP Legal & Tax Associazione Professionale (ITALY)
Krzysztof PAWLAK Schoenherr Halwa sp.k. (POLAND)
Armando PERNA Cappelli RCCD Studio Legale (ITALY)
Jacopo PIEMONTE De Berti Jacchia (ITALY)
Lars RAEDSCHELDERS Fieldfisher LLP (BELGIUM)
Martin RAUBER Eversheds Sutherland Ltd.. (SWITZERLAND)
Eliana RIVERA Lacco S.A.S. (COLOMBIA)
Pierre-Yves SAMSON SAMSON (FRANCE)
Christian SAUER LPA-CGR avocats (FRANCE)
Thomas SEEBER Stadler Völkel Rechtsanwälte GmbH (AUSTRIA)
Claire SHEPHERD Travers Smith LLP (UNITED KINGDOM)
Malini SKANDACHANMUGARASAN Doyle Clayton (UNITED KINGDOM)
Eleni SKOUFARI Cremer & Skoufari (GREECE)
Charlotte TREGUNNA Peters & Peters (UNITED KINGDOM)
Sanne VAN RUITENBEEK Pallas Advocaten (NETHERLANDS)
Dirk WIEGANDT HANEFELD (GERMANY)
Lukas WIESER Zeiler Rechtsanwälte GmbH (AUSTRIA)
Clemens WILLVONSEDER Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbH (AUSTRIA)
Christopher WOLTERS Blomstein Part mbB (GERMANY)

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