10th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
30 May - 31 May 2024
Session information
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 |