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Testimonials

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• ‘The team is unique, with expert knowledge. The Belgium team often proposes innovative approaches.’

• ‘Very committed, very smart, extensive knowledge.’

• ‘Olivier Mignolet and Annabelle Bruyndonckx form a very balanced and effective duo. They have a perfect knowledge of their field of expertise; they are proactive and extremely reliable.’

• ‘Annabelle Bruyndonckx is directly involved with the public health authorities and has a superb network. ’

• ‘The life sciences team is service minded, responsive and willing to help.’

• ‘Annabelle Bruyndonckx has an extensive knowledge of the legislation and the sector. Her understanding of the reality of the business is impressive and she has an excellent capacity to identify the essence of the issue and how to resolve it in a pragmatic way.’

• ‘Simmons and Simmons offer a unique understanding of the needs of healthcare companies. Their knowledge of the regulatory system is outstanding, as are their connections to deliver the correct document to the right hands. They are service-oriented; you can count on their expertise, ethics, and commitment.’

• ‘Know-how, availability, creativity, knowledge of the issues, and reliability. Annabelle Bruyndonckx is the lawyer you want onboard in any complex legal regulatory situation; Nele Jonckers is the perfect complement to support her work.’

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Annabelle Bruyndonckx

Simmons & Simmons

With over 25 years of experience in advising clients in the Healthcare & Life Sciences industries, Annabelle Bruyndonckx is recognised as one of the leading sector lawyers in Belgium. Strongly focused on Medtech and the digitalisation of (consumer) healthcare, Annabelle assists international pharmaceutical and biotech companies and global medical device manufacturers, as well as food supplements and cosmetic businesses. As litigation specialist and regulatory expert, her practice at Simmons & Simmons LLP covers all parts of regulated products’ life cycle from R&D to marketing authorisation/CE marking, qualification issues, pricing and reimbursement, manufacture and distribution, public procurement, advertising, compliance, and product liability. Annabelle heads the Regulatory Affairs Education Group & is a board member of Healixia, the Belgian community of professionals involved in the lifecycle of medicines, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, and other health-related products. She is a regular speaker at international Healthcare and Life Sciences conferences.