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Hosted by Nick Beckett, Global Co-Head of the CMS Life Science & Healthcare Sector Group, our episodes bring together CMS lawyers and experts to discuss key industry topics impacting, innovating and disrupting the life sciences and healthcare sector.
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Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Nick Beckett speaks with Virginie Dor (CMS Belgium), Bernt Elsner (CMS Austria) and Caroline Hobson (CMS UK).
In this episode, we discuss:
- the importance of public procurement in the Healthcare sector, representing approximately 10% of GDP in the E.U.
- the challenges for public procurement in extreme and unforeseen emergencies, including COVID-19
- the scrutiny of direct awards and potential legal challenges and sanctions
- the joint centralised procurement of vaccines in short timeframes and the benefits and pitfalls of such approach
- in what circumstances exclusivity, including due to IP rights or technical barriers, can justify derogation from public procurement procedures
- what changes do U.K. companies face in public procurement procedures in the E.U., and vice versa, in light of Brexit
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