One of the most effective ways to incentivise staff, in particular senior employees, is to offer them the opportunity to purchase stock or shares in a group company. U.S. companies often operate stock and other incentive...more
Following the successful run of the government-backed Future Fund, the British Business Bank has announced that it is set to launch a further fund for development, Future Fund: Breakthrough. This scheme is set to provide up...more
Other recent notable industry transactions: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. completed the acquisition of Henogen SA, Novasep's viral vector manufacturing business in Belgium for approximately €725 million in cash....more
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence public consultation -
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (“NICE”) has commenced a public consultation on its technology evaluation process when...more
Recent notable industry transactions. Royal Philips announced that it has agreed to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., a provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare...more
MHRA updates post-transition guidance Since 31 December 2020, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been updating various aspects of the regulatory regime for medicines and medical devices...more
Recent notable industry transactions.
The Alan Turing Institute, the Royal Statistical Society and the UK Department of Health and Social Care's Joint Biosecurity Centre finalised a partnership agreement in relation to the...more
12/2/2020
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Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (MMDB) – The MMDB is intended to act as the primary UK legislation specifying powers that would enable the regulatory regimes for human medicines, clinical trials, veterinary medicines and...more
As the most tax advantageous HMRC approved share option scheme available, the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme has long been the preferred form of incentive for eligible early and mid-stage UK-based life science...more
The UK has announced a bill proposing a new system to screen transactions for national security risk, separate from the system of merger review operated by the Competition and Markets Authority. The National Security and...more
12/2/2020
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With hand sanitiser gel stocks under pressure worldwide, increasing numbers of businesses are considering how they could begin direct production of their own to ensure that they have sufficient stock for their own use.
The...more
UK and French Government Controls on Protective Face Masks During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic -
Key Takeaways -
With protective face masks becoming a scarce resource during the COVID-19 pandemic and authorities...more
3/25/2020
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