Life Sciences

The world of life sciences revolves around a continuous cycle of growth. In-depth specialists, our multi-disciplinary team offers technical, regulatory and transactional expertise throughout the pharmaceutical, agricultural and food sectors. ALTIUS clients include innovators in the pharmaceutical industry as well as hospitals, private equity investors, and leaders in the dental and veterinary segments.

A reputation for excellence

Building on our extensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the daily challenges facing this highly regulated sector, the ALTIUS team guides its clients through complex legislation and, notably, Belgian and EU regulatory compliance issues.

Highly experienced, ALTIUS life sciences legal team represents national and international food, feed and drink producers, agri-biotech companies, plant and animal breeders and industry associations. Considered experts in their respected fields, the ALTIUS life sciences lawyers are frequently active in the Belgian and EU courts and various regulatory organisations.

How we can help

Cell & tissue engineered products

Compliance

Corporate and M&A

Data protection

EU regulatory affairs

Intellectual property rights and trade secrets

Medical devices

Medicinal products’ marketing

Pricing and reimbursement

Protection of plant biotechnological inventions

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Our Experts in
Life Sciences Law

  • Philippe de Jong

    Partner

  • Christophe Ronse

    Partner

  • Kirian Claeyé

    Partner

Our latest life sciences news

May 13, 2026

CJEU Settles Long-Standing Debate: Settlement Agreements With Commercial Agents During the Notice Period Are at Risk

Check whether your merger or acquisition needs prior clearance from competition authorities.

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May 11, 2026

New EU sample retention rules coming up for veterinary medicines repackaged for parallel trade

The Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation (EU) 2019/6 has applied in the EU since 28 January 2022, replacing Directive 2001/82/EC. The new rules on good manufacturing practice (GMP) will in turn be fleshed out by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2091, which will apply from 16 July 2026. In addition, the European Commission is introducing new GMP requirements concerning the retention of samples for veterinary medicinal products that are repackaged for parallel trade. This blog post briefly examines what these new obligations entail.

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May 06, 2026

The CEPANI 2026 Arbitration Rules: 5 Key Changes

CEPANI, the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation, has issued new Arbitration Rules entering into force on 1 June 2026, building on the modernisation achieved in the 2020 revision with the core objective of delivering a clearer, more efficient dispute resolution framework. Below is an overview of what we consider to be the five most noteworthy changes.

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At ALTIUS, we look at your business from two different angles: legal
practice and industry sector. Our teams of specialised lawyers are
additionally grouped into dedicated, cross-specialty, industry-focused
teams. Whether you are looking for a dedicated legal specialist or a
team of industry insiders, at ALTIUS, we got your legal issue covered.

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