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Simmons & Simmons LLP

Life Sciences: Domestic

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Simmons & Simmons' Brussels office boasts an extremely experienced team of Life Sciences specialists who have focused on advising and representing the Life Sciences industries for over 25 years, providing advice and assisting clients in regulatory, commercial, competition and intellectual property matters, and more recently in public procurement (tenders), relating to medicinal products, medical devices and (in vitro) diagnostics, digital health technologies, food supplements and other types of products in the Life Sciences sector, including advanced therapy products such as cells and tissues, and other bio technologies.

Strengths of the department lie in the strong academic background of its members, the substantial experience gained from secondments in local and regional (EMEA) Legal Departments of Life Sciences industries, and their outstanding multi-jurisdictional work. The team is on the top of legislative initiatives and assume an efficient combination of capabilities around their key practices: in-depth regulatory expertise in the Life Sciences sector, healthcare compliance, intellectual property (IP), public procurement, data privacy and competition law.

Industries (7)

  • Life Sciences
  • Medical Devices
  • Biotech
  • Healthcare
  • Medicinal Products
  • Food
  • Cosmetics

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Life Sciences: Domestic - Belgium

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Simmons & Simmons is an established life sciences practice with a significant client base of leading pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. The law firm offers strong expertise in launching new products and EU legislation on medical devices. It also advises clients on collaboration agreements, supply disputes and public procurement.
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Strengths

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  • I appreciate the fact that Simmons & Simmons is very pragmatic and has a good understanding of our business and the industry in general. I am pleased with the team's services.

    Life Sciences: Domestic respondentEurope

  • We value Simmons & Simmons' knowledge and experience in the pharmaceutical sector.

    Life Sciences: Domestic respondentEurope

  • The lawyers are very straightforward and do not mess around. They go straight to the point.

    Life Sciences: Domestic respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Annabelle Bruyndonckx
    Annabelle Bruyndonckx

    Annabelle Bruyndonckx

    Annabelle Bruyndonckx advises international pharmaceutical clients on the import of drugs into the EU, the launch of new products, market authorisation and public procurement matters.

    • She is the reference point for all regulatory and compliance matters in the medical device industry.

      Life Sciences: Domestic respondentEurope

    • She is very knowledgeable and appreciated by clients.

      Life Sciences: Domestic respondentEurope

    • Annabelle Bruyndonckx has a very good handle on regulations but also industry practice. She is sharp, very available and solution-oriented. She goes the extra mile to say how something could work in practice.

      Life Sciences: Domestic respondentEurope
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  • Olivier Mignolet
    Olivier Mignolet

    Olivier Mignolet

    Olivier Mignolet has a broad practice advising clients on reimbursement and market access issues. He also acts on medical devices product liability, R&D agreements and regulatory issues.

    • Olivier Mignolet is a nice person to work with.

      Life Sciences: Domestic respondentEurope
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