12th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference

3 Jun - 5 Jun 2026 Lisbon, Portugal

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A conference co-presented by the IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee, the IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee and the IBA Technology Law Committee

Subjects include:

  • Clinical trials: current trends and perspectives at a global level
  • Data exclusivity/Bolar – the EU Pharma Package and other jurisdictions
  • Antitrust and intellectual property – divisionals, patent settlements, unlawful PTEs and PTAs
  • Preventive health and longevity: legal perspectives shaping the future of healthcare
  • Cross-border intellectual property litigation
  • Integration of pharma and MedTech with hospitals, clinics and pharmacies
  • Liability and accountability in open science research
  • Combination products (drug-device) regulation: emerging legal complexities
  • Preparing for the entry into force of the WIPO GRATK Treaty
  • Artificial intelligence and biotechnology: rethinking patent standards
  • AI and data rights in life sciences and HealthTech deals (training data, model outputs and infringement risk)
  • Collaboration and licensing structures as financing tools
  • Life sciences M&A in uncertain markets – earnouts, contingent value rights, contingent milestones and intellectual property-driven valuation mechanics
  • Late-stage private financings and IPO alternatives (crossovers, structured preferred, PIPEs, ATMs, registered directs)
  • Cross-border investment constraints affecting financings and exits (CFIUS risk, sensitive health/genomic data and closing conditions)
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Speaker opportunities

If you would like to be considered as a potential speaker at this specialist conference then please contact the Co-Chairs of the IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee, the Co-Chairs of the IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee, or the Co-Chairs of the IBA Technology Law Committee with your request; please send your bio together with information on your qualification and expertise on the topic.

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