Life Sciences

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The McCullough Robertson Life Sciences Group has a very active life sciences practice and is one of the largest groups of specialist life sciences lawyers of any legal firm, with significant depth of experience. Seven lawyers have science qualifications, all practising in the area of intellectual property and life sciences.

Our lawyers act for ASX-listed life sciences companies, together with a wide range of life sciences start up and spinout companies, universities and life sciences research institutes. The group advises on all aspects of bio-business, including intellectual property protection and commercialisation, venture capital, capital raising and clinical and regulatory issues.

The McCullough Robertson Life Sciences Group has a broad range of intellectual property and corporate experience in and provide the following legal services to the life sciences industry:

advice on and documentation of start up and spin off companies, sponsored and collaborative research and development arrangements and advice and negotiation of grant and funding agreements
advice on the protection, management and commercialisation of intellectual property, including technology management and transfer, employment and intellectual property policy issues
preparation of materials transfer, licensing, clinical trial, manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements
advice on making companies ‘investor ready’, initial structuring requirements, venture capital negotiations and fundraising issues under the Corporations Act
preparation of information memoranda, prospectuses, offer information statements, short form prospectuses and profile statements
due diligence and verification for mergers and acquisitions, and capital raisings
project management of entire capital raisings from exempt offers to IPOs, Australian and overseas stock exchange listing applications and ongoing ASX Listing Rules compliance.

Our lawyers can assist you with:

research and development
licensing and strategic alliances
patents, trade marks and registered designs
clinical, ethical and regulatory
mergers and acquisitions
capital raising
venture capital
government grants and incentives
tax and ESOPs
risk management
dispute resolution and litigation
confidentiality agreements
information technology
privacy compliance.