BDV has advised private equity fund Provectus Capital Partners – the majority stakeholder of the Adria Dental Group – on the acquisition of Dragas Dental Design.

SSK&W has advised VC fund Medi Ventures on its investment in clinical trial platform Virtual Monitor.

B2RLaw has advised the Vinci HiTech ASI fund on its nearly PLN 14 million investment into Polish medical technology start-up Oasis Diagnostics. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised Oasis Diagnostics.

Weinhold Legal has advised Eureking on the acquisition of SCT Cell Manufacturing from PPF Biotech.

Significant legal changes occurred in the Hungarian pharmaceutical and food industry in the summer of 2023. According to Government Decree No. 333/2023. (VII. 20.), as of 1 August 2023, the National Public Health Centre (NNK) and the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYÉI) merged, establishing a new authority, the National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy (Nemzeti Nepegeszsegugyi es Gyogyszereszeti Kozpont, NNGYK).

Kosovo has recently adopted a new law to regulate the pricing of medicinal products (Law on Pricing of Medicinal Products). This marks the first time that Kosovo has taken steps to regulate the pricing of medicinal products, and it is a significant milestone in an upcoming major reform within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector. The reform also includes new laws on medicinal products and medical devices, health insurance, and related areas.