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18 May
Reimbursement and pricing of medicines: AIFA’s new rules effective 1 April 2026
AIFA’s updated Guidelines for the compilation of the dossier supporting price‑and‑reimbursement requests became applicable.
18 May
The role of artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development
The application of artificial intelligence to pharmaceutical research represents one of the most significant transformations the sector has experienced in recent decades.
18 May
The Bolar exemption between harmonisation and persistent grey areas: The EU pharma package reform and the Italian perspective
The Bolar exemption was introduced at the European Union level in 2004.
18 May
Investing through Europe’s regulatory overhaul
The European life sciences and healthcare sector is undergoing a transformative regulatory overhaul that will significantly reshape the investment landscape for venture capital and private equity firms.
Welcome to the Portolano Cavallo Life Sciences blog focusing on legal development and key legal issues affecting the Life Sciences-Healthcare industry.
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Our highly-ranked team of professionals will provide news, insights and multidisciplinary commentary on the hottest and most recent regulatory, transactional and contentious aspects of the pharmaceutical, bio-tech, med-tech, food supplement and healthcare world with an eye on its digital transformation and technological developments.

This blog will be a place for focusing on digital health, telemedicine and artificial intelligence, as well as more traditional topics: from the protection of intellectual properties to performance of clinical trials, from the market access to advertising and competition issues, from internal and criminal investigations to M&A and Venture Capital transactions.

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November 28, 2025
EUDAMED: As of May 28, 2026, the first four modules will become mandatory
October 6, 2023
CBD products: the Administrative Court suspended until October 24 the recent Decree of the Italian Ministry of Health listing cannabidiol for oral use among narcotic drugs, due to the lack o...
October 4, 2023
The Guidelines for regulating contractual relations between universities and research institutes and private sponsors were adopted by the relevant Italian Ministries following the amendment ...
September 21, 2023
CBS products: from September 20th, compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis sativa extracts shall be considered as narcotic drugs in Italy, as they have bee...
July 27, 2023
Payback on medical devices: Italian government announces extension of payment deadline to October 30, 2023
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