In recent years, we have witnessed a constantly growing interest from all stakeholders (the general public, patients associations, physicians, pharmaceutical industry and...
The purpose of clinical trials A clinical trial is an investigation conducted in human subjects which aims to discover or verify the effects of and adverse reactions to a...
Research and Development agreements (R&D agreements) are agreements under which two or more parties agree to jointly execute research work and/or jointly develop the...
What is a technology transfer agreement? The term ‘technology transfer agreement’ is used as an umbrella term for a multitude of different types of agreements intended to...
What is know-how? ‘Know-how’ is technical or practical knowledge resulting from research or experience and usually relates to the way something is done. This technical or...
What is personalised medicine Personalised medicine has existed for quite some time. Physicians have, to varying degrees, adapted treatments to individual patients based...
New EU regulation on clinical trials On 16 April 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted Regulation (EU) 536/2014 on clinical trials...