esfera / Shutterstock.com
8 May 2025NewsEuropeSarah Speight

UK-India trade deal is ‘a missed opportunity for UK pharma’, says industry body

Industry body says agreement doesn’t address ‘longstanding industry concerns’ about IP | Deal criticised for ‘lack of detail’ on IP, particularly for UK life sciences and general legal sector | £25.5bn deal offers provisions for medical devices | Smith+Nephew hopes deal will help build trade for healthcare.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Europe
21 May 2026   The court has imposed a financial penalty after finding it continued promoting banned devices online despite an injunction covering five European countries.
Europe
18 May 2026   A high-profile Paris-based partner and four others join the firm, bringing experience across M&A, venture capital and life sciences-focused transactions.
Europe
7 May 2026   Experts from Johnson & Johnson and Novartis took the stage at INTA to share the pitfalls lurking inside mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs and what in-house counsel can do about them.