In Geneva, Sidley Austin LLP assists clients across the pharma, medical device, biotech, and novel foods industries with clinical trials, Swissmedic policies and market surveillance. Andreas Balsiger Betts leads the team, and is noted for his vast knowledge of the Swiss Federal Act on Therapeutic Products, regularly advising on marketing authorisations. The ‘exceptional’ Olivier Goarnisson regularly assists clients with pharmacovigilance issues, non-interventional studies, and supply chain related mandates.
Testimonials
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‘Sidley works responsively and very straightforwardly. Thanks to their enormously broad network and very strong international presence, they can call on global experts in all subject areas. Sidley's employees are very collegial and maintain good relationships in the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors. The employees at Sidley have practical experience with the authorities.’
‘In addition to his professional competence, Andreas Balsiger is an exceptional person who is enormously committed to his clients. He does this in a targeted and pragmatic way.’
‘Very strong subject matter expertise - high-quality advice for complex matters.’
‘Sidley has a number of outstanding life sciences lawyers. The ones I have worked with most recently are Olivier Goarnisson and Andreas Balsiger Betts.
- ‘Olivier is a long-standing advisor on highly technical matters. His in-house experience, and medical degree, make him an exceptional resource.’
- ‘Andreas has a valuable background at Swissmedic which makes him well-positioned to advise on Swiss pharma-specifics, and I have relied on him for complex interactions with regulatory authorities as well.’
Key clients
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Chair of Bioethics
Work highlights
- Advised The Chair of Bioethics at ETHZ, which is heading one of the projects of the Swiss National Science Foundation’s National Research Programme 77, on legal assessments within the project, named Digital Health for the Benefit of the Whole Population.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andreas Balsiger Betts