Pharma Law Seminar 2026
Join our annual Pharma Law Seminar
We are pleased to invite you to our annual Pharma Law Seminar on the afternoon of Friday 24 April 2026.
Programme
12:00 – 12:45 Welcome and walking lunch
12:45 – 13:35 Recent legal developments in Belgian pharma law
Kirian Claeyé (Partner, IP & Life Sciences) – ALTIUS
13:40 – 14:25 EU pharma package: key changes and implications
Kirian Claeyé (Partner, IP & Life Sciences) – ALTIUS
Bart Junior Bollen (Associate, IP & Life Sciences) – ALTIUS
14:30 – 15:00 EU pharma package: perspectives from innovators and generics/biosimilars – Panel discussion
Liesbeth Fierens (Head of Legal & ERC) – Sandoz
Joris Swennen (Associate Director, Legal and Compliance) – Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
Moderated by Kirian Claeyé (Partner, IP & Life Sciences) – ALTIUS
15:05 – 15:25 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:00 Life cycle management in the era of the Unified Patent Court
Christophe Ronse (Partner, IP & Life Sciences) – ALTIUS / Altius De Clercq
16:05 – 16:55 The Unified Patent Court in practice – Panel discussion
Dr. Andrej Michalík (Partner and European Patent Attorney) – De Clercq & Partners / Altius De Clercq (Belgium)
Dr. Anton Horn (Partner) – Heuking (Germany)
Benjamin May (Partner) – Jeantet (France)
Moderated by Christophe Ronse (Partner, IP & Life Sciences) – ALTIUS / Altius De Clercq
16:55 – 17:00 Closing remarks
17:00 – 18:30 Drinks & networking
Practical info
- Date: Friday 24 April 2026 (12:00 – 18:30)
- Location: ALTIUS Offices, Royal Depot – Tour & Taxis, 4th floor, Havenlaan 86C, 1000 Brussels
- Cost: Free of charge
- Language: English
Feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues within your company.
For questions or more practical information, please contact events@altius.com.
We very much look forward to seeing you soon.
The ALTIUS Pharma Law team
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