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Dr. Axel Korth is Associate General Counsel at Shionogi providing legal and compliance-related advice to Shionogi’s EU business and the European headquarters. Axel is a senior life sciences lawyer with experience both as an in-house legal counsel as well as in private practice. Prior to joining Shionogi, Axel worked at EUCOPE representing the organization at the EC, EMA, HMA, CMDh and other fora with a focus on regulatory and legal affairs. Prior thereto, Axel worked as Head Legal DACH at Biogen with a focus on market access, pricing and reimbursement, general healthcare law and compliance, antitrust and competition, public policy and government affairs. Axel also worked in commercial legal roles as Head Legal MEA and Senior Legal Counsel WEMEA at Sandoz (Novartis group) and held positions of continuing seniority at international law firms Shearman & Sterling LLP and Taylor Wessing.