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Healthcare & Life Sciences

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Herbst Kinsky is renowned for:

  • Advising biotech/life science startups regarding founding, financing rounds, exits; assisting our clients in M&A and venture capital transactions, with a strong focus on life sciences industries, in particular biotech/pharmaceutical/medtech.
  • Providing regulatory assistance to our pharmaceutical and med tech clients.
  • Providing assistance in contract drafting and negotiation in patent and know-how licencing and contract research agreements in particular for biotech/pharmaceutical and medtech companies
  • Providing advice to our clients regarding clinical study agreements with institutions, investigators and CROs
  • Advising on marketing campaigns as well as unfair competition matters in particular with respect to pharmaceutical advertising.
  • Comprehensive advice regarding data protection matters, in particular in connection with clinical studies 


Herbst Kinsky´s involvement:

Herbst Kinsky is co-initiator and counsel to the initiative of INiTS, START:IP, member of BioLawEurope, a network of independent law firms and lawyers.

Furthermore, Herbst Kinsky is, together with major players of the Austrian Biotech scene, member of Biotech Austria; 

Herbst Kinsky´s partner Sonja Hebenstreit is author of numerous publications and regularly acts as lecturer on IP law.

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What the Team is Known For

The healthcare and life sciences practice at Herbst Kinsky has a special focus on clients from the Austrian start-up scene and regularly advises new healthtech and biotech companies on venture capital financing rounds and capital markets transactions. Relying on its strong regulatory expertise, the team also assists notable pharmaceutical companies with their market entry as well as product advertising, licensing, distribution and IP issues. Herbst Kinsky additionally has experienced advisers to healthcare clients covering data protection, procurement and contractual issues.

Work Highlights

  • Herbst Kinsky assisted YGION Biomedical with a EUR15 million Series A financing round from an Austrian private trust, as well as IP licensing issues.

Strengths

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Herbst Kinsky has good legal expertise with a team that quickly performs research.

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Notable Practitioners

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Sonja Hebenstreit
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Sonja Hebenstreit
Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Sonja Hebenstreit is recognised for her expertise in providing regulatory and contractual advice to start-ups and corporates from the life sciences and healthcare industries. With her background in IP, she is especially adept assisting with advertising law, patents and licensing, unfair competition and data protection issues.
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Philipp Kinsky
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Philipp Kinsky
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Philipp Kinsky has a strong background in working on behalf of start-ups in the life sciences sector using his expertise in financing rounds and M&A deals to the benefit of his clients. He is also able to advise his biotechnology clients on IP and relevant data protection matters.
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Ranked Lawyers at
Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwälte GmbH

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Healthcare & Life Sciences
Sonja Hebenstreit
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Sonja Hebenstreit
Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Philipp Kinsky
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Philipp Kinsky
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Members

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Johannes Frank

Sonja Hebenstreit

Sonja Hebenstreit

Head of Department