Lifesciences is at the forefront of improving our overall quality of life through discovery and innovation. CMS provides access to specialists who have worked in the sector for many years. The essence of our approach is teamwork, developing shared expertise in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and diagnostic areas, offering advice at both the local and pan-European levels on areas that include anti-counterfeiting, licensing, product liability and regulatory matters.

We have advised on numerous groundbreaking developments, including market-changing M&A deals and complex litigation. We offer the advantage of established industry knowledge, solid relationships with major players, and technical skills. We work with many of the world’s leading lifesciences companies to deliver integrated services across three key areas:

• Pharmaceutical
• Medical devices
• Biotechnology 

Our lifesciences sector group includes lawyers practising in many different areas of law, covering Austria and all of Central and Eastern Europe. Within each of these areas, we cover the full range of contentious and non-contentious legal services.

Full range of contentious and non-contentious legal services

• advertising and marketing
• anti-counterfeiting
• clinical trials
• collaboration and licensing
• competition and tendering
• co-promotion and co-marketing
• employee incentive schemes, employment & pensions
• environmental issues
• health and safety
• intellectual property
• IPOs and fundraising
• litigation
• merger & acquisitions
• private equity, MBOs and venture capital
• product liability
• regulatory
• specialist industry agreements
• tax 

Moreover, we also handle all aspects of intellectual property, including parallel imports, counterfeits and customs proceedings as well as regulatory issues in the EU and in Ukraine.