Pharma and Health Care

We mainly advise pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies and also service other players in the healthcare sector in a broad range of legal matters.

Our focus is on marketing authorization and market access, reimbursement by health insurance, governmental licenses, advertising, manufacturing and distribution, collaboration with doctors and hospitals, compliance, clinical trials, licensing of intellectual property rights, competition and antitrust law, eHealth, data protection as well as product liability. Thanks to our profound knowledge of the Swiss health care system and the practice of the authorities and the courts, we advise our clients in a targeted and efficient manner.

Our expertise covers specifically:

  • Drafting and negotiating distribution, cooperation, licensing, clinical trial, advisory, service, sponsorship and support agreements
  • Advice and representation in dealings with Swissmedic and the FOPH (Swiss Federal Office of Public Health) in all therapeutic products legislation matters
  • Appeal proceedings
  • Review of advertising and cooperation with professionals for compliance with Swiss legislation, the Swiss Pharma Code and the Pharma Cooperation Code (Compliance)
  • Representation in administrative and administrative criminal proceedings
  • Review of Standard Operating Procedures
  • Due diligence reviews and transactions
  • Advice on human research law
  • Drafting and negotiating clinical trial agreements
  • Representation in unfair competition proceedings
  • Representation in product liability proceedings
  • Advice on data protection, information technology, new media and eHealth projects
Oehri Daniel

Daniel
Oehri

Partner

Scherrer Frank

Frank
Scherrer

Partner

Speck Beat

Beat
Speck

Partner

Roos Dominique

Dominique
Roos

Senior Associate

Holderegger Ines

Ines
Holderegger

Associate

Odenheimer Elisha

Elisha
Odenheimer

Associate

Picecchi Dario

Dario
Picecchi

Associate

Insights

Swiss Healthcare System: Structure, Regulation, and Emerging Trends

Pharma and Health Care
Scherrer Frank, Roos Dominique, Picecchi Dario
16.12.2024
Publication

Switzerland Chapter, in: Lexology Panoramic: Healthcare Regulation, 2025

Pharma and Health Care Roos Dominique, Scherrer Frank, Picecchi Dario
02.12.2024
EN
Publication

Switzerland Chapter, in: Lexology Panoramic: Pharma & Medical Device Regulation, 2025

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank, Holderegger Ines
25.11.2024
EN
Publication

Holderegger, I., & Roos, D. (2024). Social Media als Informations- und Werbeplattform für Arzneimittel: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen. AJP/PJA, 11, 1233–1245.

Pharma and Health Care Holderegger Ines, Roos Dominique
18.11.2024
DE
Publication

Switzerland Chapter, in: ICLG Pharmaceutical Advertising, 2024

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank, Holderegger Ines, Roos Dominique
13.08.2024
EN
Insights

Overview of Switzerland's Healthcare Regulations

Pharma and Health Care
Scherrer Frank, Roos Dominique, Picecchi Dario
11.03.2024
Publication

Challenges in Compliance for Medtech Companies: Navigating the Provision of Free of Charge Products in the Swiss Medtech Code, in: Life Science Recht (LSR), 1/2024

Pharma and Health Care
30.01.2024
EN
Publication

The New Data Protection Act: Challenges for Pharmaceutical Companies, in: Life Science Recht (LSR), 4/2023

Pharma and Health Care
30.10.2023
EN
Publication

Life Sciences Commercialisation in Switzerland, in: Thomson Reuters Practical Law Life Sciences global guide: Switzerland, Thomson Reuters, 2023

Pharma and Health Care, Data Protection Scherrer Frank, Keller Claudia, Roos Dominique, Holderegger Ines
27.07.2023
EN
Publication

Life Sciences Regulation in Switzerland, in: Thomson Reuters Practical Law Life Sciences global guide: Switzerland, Thomson Reuters, 2023

Pharma and Health Care, Data Protection Scherrer Frank, Keller Claudia, Roos Dominique, Holderegger Ines
27.07.2023
EN
Publication

Switzerland Chapter, in: The Product Regulation and Liability Review, 2023

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank
11.04.2023
EN
Publication / Spotlights

Medical Cannabis

Pharma and Health Care Roos Dominique, Scherrer Frank
10.06.2022
Publication

Betäubungsmittelgesetzesrevision im Gange: Was wird sich dadurch für medizinisches Cannabis ändern?

Pharma and Health Care Roos Dominique
31.05.2022
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Tasks and Responsibilities of Economic Operators in Medical Device Legislation

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank
16.02.2022
Publication

Medical Cannabis in Switzerland - A Paradigm Shift in Swiss Regulations

Pharma and Health Care
16.12.2021
EN
Publication

Medical Devices Containing Human Tissues or Cells - The Regulatory Framework of Innovative Therapies

Pharma and Health Care
17.06.2021
EN
Publication

Vergleichsgruppenbildung bei der dreijährlichen Preisüberprüfung der Arzneimittel

Pharma and Health Care
19.05.2021
DE
Publication

Pharmaceutical IP and competition law in Switzerland

Intellectual Property Law, Pharma and Health Care, Competition Scherrer Frank, Keller Claudia
20.04.2021
EN
Publication

Verbessert das revidierte Medizinprodukterecht tatsächlich die Qualität und Sicherheit von Medizinprodukten?

Pharma and Health Care
07.04.2021
DE
Publication

Genetische Untersuchungen im medizinischen Bereich

Pharma and Health Care
15.02.2021
DE
Publication

Medicinal product regulation and product liability in Switzerland

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank, Keller Claudia
11.02.2021
EN
Publication

Revision of the Regulation on Genetic Testing

Pharma and Health Care
12.10.2020
EN
Publication / Spotlights

Changes in medical device legislation - new exemption rules for non-conforming medical devices

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank
26.08.2020
Publication

Transparenzbestimmungen im Heilmittelbereich

Pharma and Health Care
20.02.2020
DE
Publication

Marketing of CBD Products in Switzerland

Pharma and Health Care
05.12.2019
EN
Publication

Die Vergütung der Psychotherapie

Pharma and Health Care
23.09.2019
DE
Publication

Die Wirtschaftlichkeitsprüfung: neue Erkenntnisse des Bundesgerichts?

Pharma and Health Care
08.04.2019
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Die Einführung des pädiatrischen Prüfkonzepts

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank
19.12.2018
DE
Publication

Life Sciences 2017 Law & Practice Switzerland: overview

Published in: Chambers Global Practice Guides 2015. Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank, Keller Claudia
17.05.2017
EN
Publication

Fitness-Apps als Datensammler: Was sagt das Recht?

Erschienen in: Computerworld 5/2015 Pharma and Health Care, Technology and Media Keller Claudia
16.04.2015
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Pharma-Kooperations-Kodex Handlungsbedarf für Pharmaunternehmen

Pharma and Health Care Scherrer Frank
03.12.2013
DE
Chambers and PartnersThe Legal 500Leaders League

Frank Scherrer and his team are the most competent lawyers in pharma law; they are fast, always well-prepared and available, and extremely competent. I have never come across a law firm like this. By far the best in Switzerland.

Client Testimonial, The Legal 500, 2023

The exchange of opinion was always useful as we often got interesting ideas from their side, seeing as they often deal with difficult cross-border situations.

Client Testimonial, Chambers, 2023