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Our Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Life Sciences practice is recognised for its deep sector expertise and ability to advise across the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues shaping India’s evolving healthcare ecosystem. We work with leading global and domestic pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, digital health platforms, hospitals, biotech innovators, and investors on mandates spanning regulatory compliance, product approvals, clinical trials, data and patient privacy, manufacturing and distribution, commercial contracting, R&D collaborations, and disputes.

Work highlights:

  1. Advised a US-based global life sciences behemoth on its proposed USD 300 million acquisition of an Indian company engaged in the manufacture of bioactive natural agents.
  2. Assisted Lok Capital Growth Fund, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited, and Aavishkaar India ll Company Limited with securing a full exit from Osam Dairy through the sale of their shareholding to Dodla Dairy Limited, as part of Dodla's 100% acquisition of Osam Dairy.
  3. Advised a global clinical-trial services provider on India’s CTR regime, ethics approvals, compensation structures, and cross-border health-data handling. Advised multiple companies on exporting genomic and clinical-trial datasets to 10+ countries.
  4. Advised a global AI/ML telesurgery platform on its software-as-a-medical-device classification, patient-data governance, and import/export restrictions for its India expansion

Chambers Review

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Life Sciences - India

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What the Team is Known For

Spice Route Legal has a noteworthy life sciences practice with a focus on IP, data privacy and corporate issues. The team handles transactional, licensing and regulatory matters for domestic and international clients in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and health-tech space.

Work Highlights

  • Spice Route Legal advised healthcare technology company CureCollect on its collaboration with Indian hospitals and laboratories to gather biological samples and genetic data for diagnostics and biomedical research.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Praveen Raju
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Praveen Raju
3
Band 3

Praveen Raju, based in Mumbai, has been recognised for his strength in the field of life sciences. He is active in advising clients in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and health-tech space and is regularly mandated to handle corporate M&A matters.

Praveen is always on top of his deliverables and is very diligent.

Praveen Raju is thorough, detail-oriented, and truly listens to clients and advocates for their best interests.

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Praveen Raju
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Praveen Raju
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Members

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Aadya Misra

Head of Department

Ajeeth Srinivas

Dhruvo Das

Felina Das

Praveen Raju

Praveen Raju

Head of Department