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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Thibaut D’hulst, Ilham Irgiou and Ossama M’Rini Van Bael & Bellis Van Bael & Bellis is a leading independent inter- national law firm, headquartered in Brussels with additional presence in London and Geneva. For nearly 40 years, the firm has been at the heart of the EU and Belgian legal and regulatory eco- system, representing some of the world’s larg- est pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. Its multi-disciplinary digital healthcare team combines longstanding life sci- ences and healthcare, data privacy, competition and regulatory expertise with experience advis-
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ing on new and emerging technologies. The firm advises multiple clients on issues related to the access and use of data in the digital healthcare field and the impact of new and proposed com- petition and sectoral regulation and policy on existing practices. These include advising on the data protection implications of the use of new technologies, cloud-based services and analysis of Big Data and the re-use of personal data for AI, in particular machine learning.
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Thibaut D’hulst heads the Van Bael & Bellis (VBB) privacy and data protection team and is a certified data protection officer. His practice has a strong data protection, intellectual property,
Ilham Irgiou is an associate in the Van Bael & Bellis commercial team, with a strong focus on pharmaceutical and healthcare law. She also advises on competition law and intellectual
life sciences and healthcare and competition focus. He leads VBB’s AI taskforce and has a particular interest in emerging technologies and the interplay of data protection, IP and competition issues. Thibaut’s experience includes advising on regulatory and data protection requirements for platforms hosting clinical trial information; impact assessments for medtech and pharma solutions; and dealing with data subject requests and data breaches in the life sciences context.
property rights. Ilham advises Belgian and international clients across a wide range of sectors, with particular expertise in the pharmaceutical industry. Her experience includes advising on regulatory matters and representing clients in litigation before commercial courts and administrative authorities.
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