10th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference

30 May - 31 May 2024

Session information

Round tables

Description

Topic one: Shortage of drugs
Moderators
María Alonso  Lilly Spain, Madrid
Camilla Appelgren  Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm 
Ruta Pumputiene  Ellex Valiunas, Lithuania

Topic two: The current surge and challenges of digital therapeutics
Moderators
Adem Koyuncu  Covington, Brussels
Elisa Stefanini  Portolano Cavallo, Milan
Cécile Théard-Jallu  De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, Paris

Topic three: Financing of advanced new therapies
Moderators
Mireia Castro  Novartis Spain, Barcelona
Alfonso Gallego  Pfizer, Madrid 

Topic four: E-commerce of medicinal products: Global freedom or national restrictions?
Moderators
José Fernández Rañada  Garrigues, Madrid 
Markus Schott
 Bär & Karrer, Zurich
Dr Katharina Wodarz  Raue, Berlin

Topic five: Product liability and medical devices
Moderators
Manuel Durães Rocha  Abreu Advogados, Lisbon
Monika Gattiker  Lanter, Zurich  

Topic six: Gene therapies and orphan drugs - regulatory status and reimbursement
Moderators
Henar Álvarez  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Madrid
Ariadna Padilla  Takeda, Madrid

Topic seven: Re-labelling repackaging and parallel import of medical devices and pharmaceuticals
Moderators
Maria Cedó  Esteve, Barcelona 
Janine Demont-Reudt  Niederer Kraft Frey, Zurich  
Miguel Ángel Galve  ex GC of Elanco, Madrid

Topic eight: Human research – big data and secondary use of data
Moderators
Beatriz Cocina Arrieta  Uria Menendez, Madrid
Ioanna Michalopoulou  Michalopoulou & Associates, Athens
Lincoln Tsang Ropes & Gray, London

Topic nine: Deal structures of life sciences transactions
Moderators
Gustavo Alcocer Lugo  Olivares, México City
Elazar Stein  Medison Pharma, Petach Tikva and Zug, Israel
Emmanuelle Trombe  McDermott, Will & Emery, Paris 

Topic ten: Interplay between regulation and intellectual property - review of Bolar exemption
Moderators
Rais Amills  Pérez Llorca, Madrid
Özge Atilgan Karakulak  Gün + Partners, Istanbul 
Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn  Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen

Topic eleven: Artificial intelligence and life sciences
Moderators
James Gallagher  Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin 
Njeri Mutura  Microsoft, Irvine, California 
Josefine Sommer  Sidley Austin LLP, Brussels

Topic twelve: Trade secrets / confidentiality in R&D collaborations
Moderators
Dr Hussein Akhavannik  Blank Rome, Washington, District of Columbia
Maarten Schut  Kennedy Van der Laan, Amsterdam

Topic thirteen: Recent landscape on foreign direct investment in medtech/pharma
Moderators
Per Lagerkvist  MAQS, Stockholm
Irene Fernández Puyol  Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid
Christina Sochacki  Al Tamimi & Company, Jeddah  

Topic fourteen: Unified patent court – takeaways from the first year
Moderators
Morten Bruus  Accura, Copenhagen
Francine Le Péchon-Joubert  De Gaulle Fleurance, Paris
Hanna Tilus  Cirio, Stockholm

Topic fifteen: Pharmaceuticals disparagement cases –Interactions with HCPs and regulators from a competition law perspective
Moderators
Luis Alcover  Faus Moliner, Barcelona
Moisés Ramírez  GSK Spain, Madrid 
Anders Thue Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Oslo

Topic sixteen: Advertising pharmaceuticals - old law for modern information needs
Moderators
Ariadna Casanueva  Cuatrecasas, Barcelona
Viviana Cervieri  Cervieri Monsuárez, Montevideo
Celine Weber  Walder Wyss, Zurich

Topic seventeen: Securing innovation: Tackling the 21st century epidemic of counterfeiting and intellectual property piracy
Moderators
Francisco Javier García  Uría Menéndez, Barcelona
Jason Jardine  Knobbe Martens, San Diego, California
Luis Ruiz BPL, Guatemala City

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Hussein Akhavannik Blank Rome, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gustavo Alcocer Olivares y Compañia, Mexico City, Mexico
Lluis Alcover Faus Moliner, Barcelona, Spain
Maria Alonso Lilly Spain, Madrid, Spain
Rais Amils Pérez-Llorca, Barcelona, Spain
Camilla Appelgren Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm, Sweden; Secretary, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Özge Atilgan Karakulak Gün + Partners, Istanbul, Turkey; Member, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee Advisory Board
Morten Bruus Accura, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ariadna Casanueva Cuatrecasas, Barcelona, Spain
Mireia Castro Novartis, Barcelona, Spain
Maria Cedó Esteve, Barcelona, Spain
Viviana Cervieri Cervieri Monsuarez & Associates, Montevideo, Uruguay
Beatriz Cocina Arrieta Uria Menendez, Madrid, Spain
Luis F Ruiz BLP, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Jose Fernadez-Rañada J&A Garrigues S.L.P., Madrid, Spain
Irene Fernandez Puyol Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados SLP, Madrid, Spain
James Gallagher Mason Hayes & Curran, Dublin, Ireland
Alfonso Gallego Pfizer, Madrid, Spain
Martin Gantzhorn Bech-Bruun, Copenhagen, Denmark; European Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Francisco Javier Garcia Perez Uria Menendez, Barcelona, Spain
Monika Gattiker Lanter, Zürich, Switzerland; Food and Agriculture Law Committee Liaison Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Yuval Horn Horn & Co, Tel Aviv, Israel; Member, Technology Law Committee Advisory Board
Jason Jardine Knobbe Martens, San Diego, California, USA
Adem Koyuncu Covington & Burling LLP, Frankfurt, Germany
Per Lagerkvist MAQS, Stockholm, Sweden
Francine Le Pechon-Joubert De Gaulle Fleurance Services, Paris, France
Ioanna Michalopoulou LL.M. Μichalopoulou & Associates Lawgroup, Athens, Greece; Scholarship Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Njeri Mutura Microsoft Corporation, Irvine, California, USA
Ariadna Padilla Takeda, Madrid, Spain
Ruta Pumputiene Ellex Valiunas, Vilnius, Lithuania
Moises Ramirez GSK, Madrid, Spain
Janine Reudt-Demont Niederer Kraft Frey AG, Zürich, Switzerland
Manuel Duraes Rocha Abreu Advogados, Lisbon, Portugal; Treasurer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Markus Schott Baer & Karrer, Zürich, Switzerland; Intellectual Property and Media Law Committee Liaison Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Maarten Schut Kennedy Van der Laan, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Christina Sochacki Al Tamimi & Company, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Josefine Sommer Sidley Austin, Brussels, Belgium
Elisa Stefanini Portolano Cavallo, Rome, Italy; Technology Law Committee Liaison Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Elazar Stein Medison Pharma, Petah Tikva, Israel
Anders Thue Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS, Oslo, Norway
Cécile Théard-Jallu De Gaulle Fleurance, Paris, France; Co-Chair, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
Hanna Tilus Cirio, Stockholm, Sweden; Scholarship Officer, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Emmanuelle Trombe McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Paris, France
Lincoln Tsang Ropes & Gray, London, England
Celine Weber Walder Wyss Ltd, Zürich, Switzerland
Katharina Wodarz Raue PartmbB, Berlin, Germany
Henar Álvarez Alonso-Pesquera Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Madrid, Spain