KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI is proud of the fact that we advise on regulatory matters concerning the most modern pharmaceuticals and therapies in the world, including those related to cell and gene therapies. We work for our corporate clients at all stages of their development, from inception to IPOs.

We try to broaden the knowledge necessary to understand the needs of our clients. An example is the analysis of a report concerning the market and novelties of gene and cell therapies in the United States. The purpose of this article is not to describe specific diseases, but for the purposes of legal services, we focus in such analyses on technologies and types of state-of-the-art therapies.

We invite you to read the text containing specific examples, names of therapies, companies, etc. This text is based on the report prepared by the STAT organization, which is a premium subscription service for in-depth biotech, pharma, policy, and life science coverage and analysis. They focus on policy developments in the US, early science breakthroughs and clinical trial results, and health care disruption in Silicon Valley and beyond. The entire report can be reached here:

The future of cutting-edge gene and cell therapies is changing novel approaches and changing the trajectory of treating cancer, lethal genetic diseases and other devastating diseases. But these innovations also come with their own set of challenges, including access issues. The high prices of such therapies, which have entered the market in recent years, and the expected high development costs of others, raise questions about how healthcare systems, payers and patients will pay for treatment.

FDA approves the first personalized cell therapy for patients with: Multiple myeloma.

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This article focuses on the legal aspects of transferring personal data of European Union citizens outside the European Union. It can be of interest, particularly having in mind cases handled by our law firm in the field of transferring personal data of patients of medical online platforms in telemedicine, in the machine collection of sensitive data using webscraping methods, and in the field of collecting and transferring data and creating databases of financial services users in broadly understood fintech sector. The problem is also significant from the point of view of clients of our law firm providing online gaming, online gambling, e-sports betting and e-betting services.

New standard contractual clauses

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The Polish Ministry of Health continues legislative work on a new draft law on medical devices. The original draft was presented during the previous term of the Polish Sejm. The law is intended to carry over the solutions of the EU Regulation 2017/745 (MDR Regulation) on medical devices which came into force at the end of May 2021.[1]

Advertising medical devices

            One of the most significant changes is expected to be the introduction of certain restrictions on the advertising of medical devices. First of all, advertising of products at fairs, exhibitions, public presentations or scientific symposiums will be prohibited. Sales representatives will not have the opportunity to visit physicians to advertise their product to them. On the other hand, if a person cooperates with the company and receives benefits from it, he or she will not be able to recommend and pass on his or her opinion about the medical device to others. On the other hand, trade catalogs or price lists containing only the trade name and the price of a medical device are not to be regarded as product advertising. The condition is, however, that they do not contain information referring to the characteristics of the medical device or other information with promotional purposes or leading to an increase in sales. In addition to the general prohibition on misrepresentation under the MDR, under the Draft, advertising of a device to the public will not permit the use of images of persons who are or claim to be members of the medical profession or depict persons presenting a device in a manner suggesting that they are members of such profession.

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On October 14, 2021 KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI will take part in a webinar organised by CohnReznick, focused on plans for healthcare services investment.

As deal activity in healthcare services reached an all-time high in 2020 and last year, the suddenness of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted investors and healthcare providers to look to the M&A market in record numbers, the organisers of the webinar will discuss the environment, trends and deals (closed and planned to expand existing and explore new platforms).

As providers continue to adjust their business models and the ways they provide care to their patients, Private Equity and M&A statistics offer tea leaves into how they plan to do that. The panelists will therefore provide insights on investment trends, healthcare company value drivers and opportunities for the sector.

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On 1 December 2021 KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI will take part in The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity Executive Forum, sharing practical perspectives from senior practitioners, policy makers and thought leaders to help corporate executives make the right decisions.

The Pro Cybersecurity Executive Forum will dig into case studies, participants will learn practical advice on how to be a better technology leader beyond the IT department; there will be presented solutions-focused interviews with experts from a wide range of industries and roles.

The agenda will include, inter alia, the case study describing the 2020 attack on SolarWinds and its customers which brought supply chain attacks to the fore and was the start of a long journey of remediation and winning back customer trust. That will be described by the company’s chief executive. Then, cybersecurity chiefs from the industry will discuss their biggest challenges and how they’re addressing them. The speakers will also focus on the Biden administration that took office amid a rising tide of cyberattacks and describe policies of the administration used to stem attacks and to help protect companies and consumers.

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