Tag: Life Sciences

Classify That! European Commission is seeking input on reform of chemicals classification law, an important step in a much larger overhaul of the EU chemicals regime

Emma Bichet and Claire Temple

The European Commission is seeking input on one of the core pieces of EU chemicals law, the Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (“CLP”). Here’s our quick guide on the CLP, why it is being revised and why this is important for business.

Productwise Bitesize: the Clinical Trials Regulation

Elisabethann Wright and Julia Maskell

Cooley’s Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the new Clinical Trials Regulation

WEBCAST: Liability in Times of Change for the Life Sciences Industry

The growth of digital health technologies and artificial intelligence raises novel risks, including data protection and cybersecurity risks, and key questions about the liability of services and software as a product remain unanswered. Wearables are blurring the line between consumer technology and medical devices, and consumer health data has the […]

UK’s medicines and medical devices regulator to tackle Brexit, technological advancements and regulatory challenges (including from COVID-19) in 2020 and 2021

Sarah-Jane Dobson and Amal Ali

The MHRA has established five strategic goals for 2020-21 that will impact all those operating in the UK medicines and medical devices industries

COVID-19: Weekly Life Sciences Digest – International Collaboration and Adjusted Exports/Import Rules

Sarah-Jane Dobson, Edward Turtle and Alicia Johnson-Cole

With COVID-19 heralding unprecedented changes in the sector, our life sciences products experts provide a weekly summary of key international developments to keep you up to date.

Flexibility for our furry friends

Sarah-Jane Dobson and Olivia Flasch

EU regulators have taken steps to address supply chain disruption and increased demand in veterinary medicines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Weekly Life Sciences Digest – Testing Kits for COVID-19

Natasha Leskovsek, Andrew Barr, Sarah-Jane Dobson, Edward Turtle, Harriet Jones and Julia Maskell

With COVID-19 heralding unprecedented changes in the sector, our life sciences products experts provide a weekly summary of key international developments to keep you up to date.

UK-specific guidance for the application and management of clinical trials in the context of COVID-19

Sarah-Jane Dobson and Amal Ali

The UK’s MHRA has stated it will be particularly flexible and pragmatic in authorising clinical trials connected to COVID-19, referring to its previous track record of having acted swiftly in past public health crises

COVID-19: Weekly Life Sciences Digest – PPE in EU and UK

Sarah-Jane Dobson, Edward Turtle, Harriet Jones and Julia Maskell

With COVID-19 heralding unprecedented changes in the sector, our life sciences products experts provide a weekly summary of key international developments to keep you up to date.