Life Sciences

About

Provided by Allens

Allens is the leading firm in life sciences in Australia. Life sciences have particular applications in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food science industries, and we advise a number of leading market participants across the board in navigating the rapidly changing legal and regulatory landscape and manage transactions, investments and disputes.

Drawing on our many decades of experience advising companies and governments on all legal aspects of the science behind living organisms, we continue to advise on the most significant pharmaceutical companies in patent disputes in Australia, such as Pfizer, in Federal Court proceedings regarding generics, which may be the subject of a High Court appeal.

Rapid innovation in personal health technology and personalised medicine is creating new ways to assist patients along with new challenges for regulators and industry participants. We are at the forefront of horizon issues in eHealth, such as IP issues for global wearable-tech company, Fitbit, and data sharing and privacy compliance issues relating to cutting edge software-based system for organ matching for the Red Cross.

Given the strong demand for healthcare assets, we are advising on industry consolidation and strategic realignment including asset-swap, carve-out and spin-out transactions. Our competition experts have an unbeatable track record in life sciences and healthcare, obtaining ACCC merger clearances and advising clients on the related consumer law and regulatory issues.