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Life Sciences & Healthcare

Helping life sciences and healthcare businesses to transform lives.

Life sciences and healthcare organizations depend on experienced guidance and representation in business, legal, and regulatory matters.

Perkins Coie’s Life Sciences & Healthcare team supports clients through investment rounds, licensing agreements, and other crucial business and technology transactions.

Healthcare

Our clients in healthcare include hospitals, healthcare systems, medical centers, and laboratories. We offer counsel on regulatory compliance, clinical business, litigation, taxation, reimbursement, privacy and security, real estate, and supply chain management. We also help our clients understand the complexities of fraud and antitrust matters.

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

Our international biotechnology and pharmaceutical professionals, comprising more than 80 lawyers, patent agents, and advisers, support our clients in developing and commercializing innovative products and services to diagnose, prevent, and treat disease.

Medical Devices

Our team counsels clients in the medical device and medtech fields, including startups, major manufacturers, and academic institutions. We cover innovations spanning cardiovascular, optics, renal care, surgical tools, and beyond.

Industry & Technical Strengths

We provide patent and corporate counsel to life science, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and research companies.

Areas of Focus

Advanced Industry Knowledge and Experience

Many of our life sciences lawyers hold advanced degrees in molecular biology, chemistry, or biophysics, with focus areas including:

Artificial intelligence and machine learning diagnostic tools and drug discovery
Antibody, peptibody, and antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics
Biologics and biosimilars
Cancer diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines
Cellular therapeutics
Diagnostics
Gene editing, including CRISPR technology
Gene therapy, including nonviral and viral gene delivery
Genetic testing, including cfDNA diagnostics and noninvasive prenatal testing
Genetically engineered cells and microorganisms
Immunology, including autoimmune treatment and diagnostics
Immunotherapy, including CAR-T and T-cell receptor therapy
Microfluidics, microplates, and microarrays
Oncology
Nanotechnology
Nucleic acid sequencing and multiplex screening
NexGen and Third Gen sequencing
Peptide design and therapeutics
Personalized medicine/precision medicine
Pharmaceuticals
Protein identification, characterization, and therapeutics
Small molecule identification, synthesis, and therapeutics
Stem cell generation, modification, and therapy
Targeted drug delivery
Viral diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines, including COVID-19

We have expanded the reach of our industry knowledge through our publications, blogs, and engagement with industry associations, as well as by serving on the boards of directors of multiple life sciences organizations.

Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry

Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical

Healthcare

Medical Device

Our Team

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Michael J. Wise

Partner

MWise@perkinscoie.com

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