Life sciences
Agreements and regulatory advice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical-technology businesses
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Intestinal organoid: a conceptual view of a lab-grown tissue model, with cells surrounding a hollow center and forming outward buds
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Optical fibers: light-guiding fibers connecting digital infrastructure
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Advice on specific matters
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Technology
and data
Commercial technology agreements, data protection and legal questions arising from the use of AI
Technology and data servicesCommercial
agreements
Drafting, review and negotiation of commercial agreements, with ongoing advice on contractual matters
Commercial agreement services
Where the Liability Cap Fails: Risk Allocation in US-Swiss Life-Sciences R&D Collaborations
How the liability caps, indemnities and insurance that US counsel use to contain exposure in Swiss and EU R&D collaborations can give way when a program fails or a partner becomes insolvent
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Two Regimes, One Device: Swiss Medical Device Cybersecurity Where the AI Act Meets the MDR
Examines device cybersecurity, AI-model security and Swiss reporting obligations
Swiss Clinical Trial Consent Under the HFG and DSG: One Form, Two Regimes
How research consent and data-protection duties interact in Swiss clinical-trial protocols and site contracts
Cloud Service Contracts: Jurisdictional Complexity
Governing law, government access, subprocessors and exit rights in cloud agreements involving Swiss and international data
About the practice
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Claus Gawel advises on life sciences and technology matters.
Profile and qualifications- Professional experience
- Experience includes in-house legal roles at Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, IFPMA, and the Swiss Digital Society.
- Further studies
- Microbiology and genetics; drug discovery and pharma management
- Legal education
- First and Second German State Examinations in law; Dr. iur.; LLM (Uppsala)
- Professional membership
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
Contact
RechtsanwaltDr. Claus Gawel, LLM, MCIArb
Clarastrasse 2
4058 Basel, Switzerland
Admitted to the Berlin Bar; registered in the Basel-Stadt public list of EU/EFTA lawyers under Art. 28 BGFA