When Do Device Companies Declare Payments To Professionals And Health-Care Organizations In Europe?
Executive Summary
Europe recently saw a wave of disclosures published by pharmaceutical trade associations revealing the transfers of value made by companies to health-care professionals and organizations. In this article, attorneys at the law firm Baker & McKenzie – Julie Yeni, Julia Gillert, Chloe Cornet and Elina Angeloudi – discuss how the growing trend toward imposing greater transparency in the relationships between the health industry and health-care professionals continues, and what it will mean for the medical device sector in different countries across Europe and in Saudi Arabia.