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  • Building on shaky foundations: a legal critique of the supply-chain regime in the proposed Cybersecurity Act 2
    06 May 2026 16 min read
  • Support for EU-wide PFAS restriction with targeted derogations: what happens next?
    08 Apr 2026 4 min read
  • Focusing on you
    01 Apr 2026 3 min read
With over 480 international specialist lawyers across CMS and the support of the Lifesciences Asia-Pacific Network (LAN), we understand the scientific and commercial as well as the legal imperatives affecting your lifesciences and healthcare business.

We work with and have established long-term relationships with the top 100 lifesciences and healthcare companies in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, agriculture and food.

Our experts, many of whom have worked in-house in your sector, have developed a shared capability in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices and diagnostics. As members and partners of major industry associations such as the ABPI, ABHI, BIVDA, PAGB, EFPIA and EUCOMED we help shape the legal frameworks impacting the lifesciences and healthcare sectors. 

We regularly advise our clients on their day-to-day operational needs such as, patent enforcement, commercial and clinical trial agreements, protection of privacy and trade secrets, e-health, support with advertisement and promotion of medicine, public sector procurement, pricing and reimbursement as well as regulatory advice. 

Equally, when you need specialist advice in the area of lifesciences and healthcare for strategic agreements, planning a corporate transaction or embarking on litigation (whether product liability or otherwise), we have a team that is well versed in the industry issues to help you.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "Well known for its strength in advising on the full range of public procurement and competition-related work."
    Legal 500, 2025
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    "Very hands-on knowledge and ability to provide very practical examples to the business. Feedback received was really what we needed, being very hands on, easy to understand feedback to specific practical questions."
    Feedback from a client about the department - Legal 500, 2022
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    "CMS' cross-practice collaboration and multilingual capabilities make it a popular choice for a varied roster of pharmaceutical heavyweights, industry associations and hospital groups. The team is especially renowned for its public procurement capabilities, working with some of the largest Europe-wide governing bodies on high-profile, cross-border projects. Joint practice heads Bruno Fonteyn and Virginie Dor are noted for their expertise in health sector regulation and EU-wide health and social care procurement mandates, respectively."
    Legal 500, 2022

Life Sciences & Healthcare Insights

Building on shaky foundations: a legal critique of the supply-chain regime in the proposed Cybersecurity Act 2

06 May 2026 16 min read

CMS Expert Guide to advertising of medicines and medical devices

20 Apr 2026 2 min read

Support for EU-wide PFAS restriction with targeted derogations: what happens next?

08 Apr 2026 4 min read

Focusing on you

01 Apr 2026 3 min read

Transposition Time Updates – Nordic Trio: Denmark, Finland, and Sweden Progress Towards New EU Product Liability Directive Implementation

12 Feb 2026 6 min read

From political parties to kitchens and concert stages: the legal stakes behind the name “Anders”

23 Jan 2026 4 min read

Positive and negative pointers in clinical trial prior art: diverging inventive step outcomes at the EPO and UPC

08 Jan 2026 13 min read

Digital health apps and telemedicine: Updated CMS Expert Guide for 30 jurisdictions

01 Dec 2025 2 min read

Events

  • Belgium
    28 May 2026

    CMS International Crypto Forum 2026

  • Belgium
    03 Jun 2026

    IP Insights webinar series 2026

  • Belgium
    09 Jun 2026

    UPC Case Law webinar series 2026

  • Belgium
    10 Jun 2026

    Digital Governance Refined - navigating the simplifications of the EU Digital Omnibus

  • Belgium
    30 Jun 2026

    On the Pulse webinar series 2026 - Spring/Summer

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We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.

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