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Health Services

Health services include biotechnologies, health examinations, tests, health science, producing, trade of medicine, chirurgical, medical instruments and supplies, healthcare, hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories and other related areas.

In this area medicine and medical supplies wholesale is the most rapidly developing branch. Development of new technologies is very important. The Baltic States have a quite big science potential, a strong biotechnology industry, companies in this area compete successfully with worldwide producers. Various reforms are conducted in the healthcare area, but there are still many problems to be solved. Private medicine sector is expanding, it provides various services: from care and nursing to sophisticated cardio-surgical operations.

In the future, the area of healthcare should develop further, quality of services should rise.

Some of the biggest and most important companies in this area are:

• Pharmaceutical wholesale companies Limedika, Armila (Lithuania), Tamro Lietuva, Tamro Latvija, Tamro Eesti, Recipe un Partneri, Recipe Pluss (Latvia), Oriola, Berren (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), Magnum (Estonia);
• medicine and medical supplies producing companies Sanitas, Endokrininiai Preparatai (Lithuania), Grindeks, Olainfarm (Latvia);
• biotechnology companies SICOR Biotech (Lithuania), Asper Biotech, Quattromed (Estonia);
• hospitals P. Stradina Kliniska Universitates Slimnica (Latvia), Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla (Estonia), Vilniaus Universiteto Ligoninės Santariškių Klinikos, Kauno Medicinos Universiteto Klinikos (Lithuania);
• international pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline, Berlin-Chemie Menarini, Pfizer, Lilly, AstraZeneca, Novartis.

Experience

The Baltic Legal Solutions pharmaceutical and healthcare team is well known for its professional competence and innovative approach towards this sector. Our teams of lawyers represent a large number of global pharmaceutical manufacturers, healthcare solution providers and international associations who have interests in the Baltics. In a changing legislative environment, the team of Baltic Legal Solutions has considerable experience in negotiating with respective regulatory bodies and government officials while resolving disputes.

Our lawyers have participated in drafting legislation and represented client interests with respect to pharmaceutical issues. Our advocates have advised on a multitude of complex distribution and taxation strategies, clinical tests, healthcare company acquisitions and global pharmaceutical company mergers. Lawyers of Baltic Legal Solutions represent our clients in patent disputes.

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