Life sciences Legal A to Z

Welcome to our life sciences legal A to Z.

Here we cover a wide range of topics relevant for those working in the sector, drawing from the expertise of our multidisciplinary life sciences team, which advises some of the world's largest pharmaceutical and biotech companies, healthcare providers and medical devices manufacturers.

Below, we list the definition of one or two terms for each letter of the alphabet. 

If you have any queries please do contact our head of life sciences, Charlotte Tillett.

A to Z directory

A
A is for Active ingredient
A is for Arbitration

B
B is for Brand protection

C
C is for Cannabis
C is for Clinical trial agreements 

D
D is for Data exclusivity
D is for Digital health

E
E is for Enforcement
E is for Employment status

F
F is for Fair dealing
F is for Force majeure

G
G is for Gene editing (CRISPR)
G is for GDPR

H
H is for Human medicines regulations

I
I is for Injunction
I is for IR35

J
J is for Jurisdiction
J is for Joint venture

K
K is for Know-how

L
L is for Licensing

M
M is for Marketing authorisation
M is for Medical devices

N
N is for Novation

O
O is for Orphan medicines
O is for Outsourcing

P
P is for Patent
P is for Pay for delay

Q
Q is for Quality of confidence

R
R is for Research and development  
R is for Regulators

S
S is for Second medical use
S is for Supply agreements
S is for Specific performance

T
T is for Telemedicine
T is for Trade marks
T is for Transparency

U
U is for Unified Patent Court

V
V is for Vaccine life cycle
V is for Valid claim

W
W is for Warehousing
W is for Whistleblowing

X
X is for Ex parte
X is for Ex Works

Y
Y is for Why have a written contract?

Z
Z is for Zzz...