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Let's achieve the 'impossible' together

Regulatory demands are growing, the science is often tricky, and there are relentless pressures on timelines and budgets. Navigating the Life Sciences sector is no small feat, but you still have big ambitions. You're pushing boundaries and re-writing the future of healthcare.

To achieve your goals, you need a team that really understands the stresses you are under With experienced life sciences lawyers, many with scientific degrees and industry experience, we are ready to support your business at any stage.

When we say 'immersed', we mean it

Every Life Sciences law firm claims they understand your sector. Many pride themselves on being at the 'cutting-edge'. They'll tell you they work with every type of client, from research groups and biotech startups to big pharma.

Here's where we're different: many of our legal team began their careers as scientists or have direct industry experience . We're not just familiar with your sector – we're actively involved in it. This includes working with organisations like the BIA and BIO. So when we say that we understand your legal challenges, you can be sure we genuinely do.

We take your work as seriously as you do

By getting to know your values, the way you work and what you care about most, we can give you the right legal support, faster. That's why we start by understanding your needs and building our services around them.

With our international links, we can access experts from all areas of law across the world. So whatever matters most to your business, we can build a team to deliver it.

Regulatory demands are growing, the science is often tricky, and there are relentless pressures on timelines and budgets. Navigating the Life Sciences sector is no small feat, but you still have big ambitions. You're pushing boundaries and re-writing the future of healthcare.

To achieve your goals, you need a team that really understands the stresses you are under With experienced life sciences lawyers, many with scientific degrees and industry experience, we are ready to support your business at any stage.

When we say 'immersed', we mean it

Every Life Sciences law firm claims they understand your sector. Many pride themselves on being at the 'cutting-edge'. They'll tell you they work with every type of client, from research groups and biotech startups to big pharma.

Here's where we're different: many of our legal team began their careers as scientists or have direct industry experience . We're not just familiar with your sector – we're actively involved in it. This includes working with organisations like the BIA and BIO. So when we say that we understand your legal challenges, you can be sure we genuinely do.

We take your work as seriously as you do

By getting to know your values, the way you work and what you care about most, we can give you the right legal support, faster. That's why we start by understanding your needs and building our services around them.

With our international links, we can access experts from all areas of law across the world. So whatever matters most to your business, we can build a team to deliver it.

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Lawyers ranked for their client service, including 'Star Individual' Patrick Duxbury

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'Leading Individual' lawyers, including Patrick Duxbury, in The Legal 500 UK 2024

2023

Won 'Impact Case of the Year' at the LMG European Life Sciences 2023

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Band 1 ranking for Life Sciences: Transactional in Chambers & Partners UK 2024

Client work

Life Sciences - UK - Client work - BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

Acted on numerous deals and on its COVID-19 vaccine product. This advice related to highly technical and ground-breaking scientific subject matter.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - Nxera

Nxera

Nxera

Counselled on numerous transactional matters over 15 years, including billion-dollar deals with Neurocrine and Allergan.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - GSK

GSK

GSK

Advised on its patent litigation dispute with Pfizer in relation to RSV vaccines.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - ERS Genomics

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Acted for AstraZeneca for more than 20 years on numerous transactions, including its strategic collaboration agreement with biopharmaceutical company Quell Therapeutics to develop, manufacture and commercialise engineered T-regulator cell therapies for treating certain autoimmune diseases.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

Acted on numerous deals and on its COVID-19 vaccine product. This advice related to highly technical and ground-breaking scientific subject matter.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - Nxera

Nxera

Nxera

Counselled on numerous transactional matters over 15 years, including billion-dollar deals with Neurocrine and Allergan.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - GSK

GSK

GSK

Advised on its patent litigation dispute with Pfizer in relation to RSV vaccines.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - ERS Genomics

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Acted for AstraZeneca for more than 20 years on numerous transactions, including its strategic collaboration agreement with biopharmaceutical company Quell Therapeutics to develop, manufacture and commercialise engineered T-regulator cell therapies for treating certain autoimmune diseases.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

Acted on numerous deals and on its COVID-19 vaccine product. This advice related to highly technical and ground-breaking scientific subject matter.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - Nxera

Nxera

Nxera

Counselled on numerous transactional matters over 15 years, including billion-dollar deals with Neurocrine and Allergan.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - GSK

GSK

GSK

Advised on its patent litigation dispute with Pfizer in relation to RSV vaccines.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - ERS Genomics

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Acted for AstraZeneca for more than 20 years on numerous transactions, including its strategic collaboration agreement with biopharmaceutical company Quell Therapeutics to develop, manufacture and commercialise engineered T-regulator cell therapies for treating certain autoimmune diseases.
Life Sciences - UK - Client work - BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

BioNTech SE

Acted on numerous deals and on its COVID-19 vaccine product. This advice related to highly technical and ground-breaking scientific subject matter.

Key contacts

Patrick Duxbury

Patrick Duxbury

Of Counsel

Leader of Life Sciences (UK)

Birmingham
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