Talking the Cure by Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

In this episode, Andreas von Falck will tell us that he actually wanted to work for an NGO, but then followed his father’s path and became one of the most successful patent attorneys in Germany. Andreas will tell us how he came to his Life Sciences mandates, which case influenced him the most, and what he considers to be the three most important points that the next generation should consider in order to leave their footprint in a large law firm.

In this episode, Dr. Victor Stephani, Chief Of Staff at the German digital health high flyer HelloBetter, and Arne Thiermann, a life sciences partner in the Hamburg office and very familiar with the regulations of digital health applications, discuss the exciting yet rocky road bringing a digital health application into reimbursement by German social security. Victor took us behind the scenes to share how HelloBetter had six successful fast track processes at BfArM and his tips for anyone planning to follow.

In the first episodes of Season 3, Jonathan S. Kahan, partner and passionate lawyer in the Medical Device and Technology Regulatory practice, took the time to talk to our host, Julius Bülow, about his work as a lawyer, how he built his practice from the ground up and what talents he discovered along the way, what continues to excite him about his work, and we find out that he was already portraying the digitization of health care two decades ago.

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Tina Welter-Birk and Komal Karnik Nigam about the Early Access Programs (EAPs), known as Expanded Access Programs in the US, in Germany, and the United States, which allow pre-approval access to medicines for certain patients. While the name of EAPs varies by country, there are two main types of early access programs in Europe; Compassionate Use Programs (CUPs) and Named-Patient Programs (NPPs). Both of these differ in certain ways to typical Expanded Access Programs in the US and with this podcast, we‘re trying to shed some light on whats to consider entering these programs. Overall an interesting overview of the Early Access Programs (EAPs), which you should listen to if you‘re interested in this field.

In this episode, Christian Di Mauro, who is heading the Italian litigation and arbitration practice talk about his 17 years of experience working with the Life Sciences and Health Care industry and being involved in products including pharmaceuticals, vaccines, medical devices. He is also discussing the interesting role he is in, including his ability to advise Italian and French law as a litigator, his biggest matter, how he approaches his job, and what he does for his work-life balance.
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In this episode, Thierry Meillat, Stefan Martin, Eckard Schwarz, and Zachary Siegel talked about the various return to work policies, testing at work sites, mask mandates, and vaccinations. Due to the fast developments of the situation, a few comments are already outdated, but this didn't take away any of the essences of the conversation.
You can find additional thought leadership and information regarding digital health on HL Engage.
If you are interested in more information all around Life Sciences and Health Care, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

In this episode, Lowell M. Zeta, who just rejoined the firm after serving as Senior Counselor to the Commissioner at FDA, is going to talk to Philip Katz about his work on cross-cutting and high-priority initiatives promoting innovation and addressing public health issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic response and the decision to make the move back to Hogan Lovells.