MoFo Life Sciences

February 27, 2020 - United States, FDA, Agtech, Litigation, Privacy + Data Security
January FDA Updates
As we move into 2020, we’re starting a regular blog series highlighting noteworthy FDA updates regarding regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse cases, and product development issues every month. Our January recap is below. 1. FDA, USDA and EPA announce joint platform to streamline information
... ›
December 11, 2019 - European Union, Privacy + Data Security
EU Adopts Whistleblowing Directive to Protect Whistleblowers
By: Alja Poler De Zwart
The whistleblowing rules in Europe are about to change dramatically. The new Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law , also referred to as the “Whistleblowing Directive,” will require Member States to create rules that mandate organizations with more
... ›
July 16, 2019 - European Union, Regulatory, Privacy + Data Security
European Commission Q&A on the interplay between the Clinical Trials Regulation and GDPR
By: Alex van der Wolk
In response to the opinion of European Data Protection Board (EDPB) (see our alert ), the European Commission has issued its Question and Answers on the interplay between the Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Q&A). The non-binding Q&A
... ›
June 27, 2019 - United States, Corporate + Venture Capital, Medical Devices + Diagnostics, Biotech, Pharma, Announcements, Blockchain, Privacy + Data Security
Morrison & Foerster Hosts 2nd Annual Blockchain Healthcare Summit
By: Kristen J. Mathews, Spencer D. Klein and Jonathan Bockman
Five Morrison & Foerster attorneys recently participated in the 2nd Annual Blockchain Healthcare Summit in our New York City office, and provided an overview of the current state of the industry, including a discussion of blockchain-enabled applications for compliance, privacy, practitioner credentialing, patient medical
... ›
June 25, 2019 - United States, FDA, Regulatory, Privacy + Data Security
Nationally Recognized FDA Partner Bethany J. Hills Joins Morrison & Foerster in New York
Ms. Hills brings a full-service FDA practice to the firm rounding out its market-leading Life Sciences Group Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Bethany J. Hills has joined the firm in the New York office as a
... ›
February 26, 2019 - European Union, Pharma, Regulatory, Privacy + Data Security
The Trials That Lie Ahead: EDPB Opines on Interplay Between EU Clinical Trials Regulation and GDPR
By: Miriam H. Wugmeister
There has been a lot of confusion in the past months on applying the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to clinical trials. For example, the GDPR requires honoring specific individual rights such as notice, access and deletion. However, that seems to be at odds
... ›
February 05, 2019 - United States, Biotech, Blockchain, Privacy + Data Security
Transforming the U.S. Healthcare Industry with Blockchain Technology
By: Spencer D. Klein, Julie O'Neill and Mary Race
Patients accumulate vast quantities of healthcare data over the course of their lives. Those data are generally housed in centralized servers operated by various unrelated industry participants, including government regulators and payors, insurance carriers, hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies. Unfortunately, those repositories rely
... ›

Topic Archives: Privacy + Data Security

January FDA Updates

EU Adopts Whistleblowing Directive to Protect Whistleblowers

By: Alja Poler De Zwart

European Commission Q&A on the interplay between the Clinical Trials Regulation and GDPR

By: Alex van der Wolk

Morrison & Foerster Hosts 2nd Annual Blockchain Healthcare Summit

By: Kristen J. Mathews, Spencer D. Klein and Jonathan Bockman

Nationally Recognized FDA Partner Bethany J. Hills Joins Morrison & Foerster in New York

The Trials That Lie Ahead: EDPB Opines on Interplay Between EU Clinical Trials Regulation and GDPR

By: Miriam H. Wugmeister

Transforming the U.S. Healthcare Industry with Blockchain Technology

By: Spencer D. Klein, Julie O'Neill and Mary Race