1/16/2026 2:38:37 PM Medical device simplification in detail: orphan and breakthrough device designations By Jamie Hatzel We wrote recently about the European Commission’s proposals to simplify the EU Medical Device Regulation (“MDR”)[1] and EU In Vitro...
1/16/2026 1:35:54 PM What Top 10 EU And UK Life Sciences Regulatory developments are we following in 2026? By Xisca Borrás There is so much legislative change in the EU and UK in the life sciences sector at the moment that it is sometimes difficult to keep up...
12/19/2025 1:34:38 PM The EU pharma package: what we know and what to expect By Xisca Borrás After years in the making, the much-awaited political agreement reached by the EU institutions on the so-called “EU pharma package” will...
12/19/2025 10:12:12 AM European Commission proposes dramatic simplification overhaul of medical device and IVD rules By Jamie Hatzel Xisca Borrás The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation to simplify the EU Medical Devices Regulation (“EU...
12/17/2025 1:23:59 PM European Commission consults on new regulation of medical device and IVD Notified Body activities By Jamie Hatzel The European Commission has recently published a draft implementing regulation under the EU Medical Devices Regulations (“EU MDR”)[1] and...
11/20/2025 9:29:19 AM Podcast: University spin-outs in women’s health innovation By Laura Harwood Melissa Dix In this episode of our Spotlight on Women's Health and Innovation podcast, Laura Harwood and Melissa Dix explore how university spin-outs...
10/21/2025 12:44:04 PM TechBio UK 2025: A view from the conference and beyond By Adam Coughlin On 16 October 2025, Adam Coughlin, Naoise Gaffney and Samuel Munday from Bristows attended TechBio UK, an annual conference hosted by the...
9/4/2025 8:57:18 AM Breaking Resistance – could AI revolutionise antibiotic discovery? By Claire Smith Using generative AI to discover new antibiotics On 14 August 2025, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reported1 that a team...
8/14/2025 11:42:10 AM Women’s healthcare and UK competition enforcement – recent developments By Antonia Kendrick Healthcare generally is a priority enforcement sector for competition watchdogs across the world, including the UK’s Competition and...
8/7/2025 9:15:57 AM From academia to industry: The role of university spin-outs in women’s health innovation By Laura Harwood Melissa Dix University spin-out companies offer a means of commercialising valuable intellectual property (IP) and technology generated through...
7/30/2025 3:01:07 PM It’s time to act on the new R&D regime By Julia Cockroft Tabitha Reed Although the UK’s new R&D tax relief regime came into force on 1 April 2024, many companies have only now completed their first...
7/30/2025 2:34:53 PM Biotech Review of the Year: latest developments By Bristows LLP At the start of the year, our editors (Xisca Borrás, Katie Cambrook and Aida Tohala) presented to you the 12th edition of our Biotech...