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Annabelle Bruyndonckx

With over 25 years of experience in advising clients in the Healthcare & Life Sciences industries, Annabelle Bruyndonckx is recognised as one of the leading sector lawyers in Belgium. Strongly focused on Medtech and the digitalisation of (consumer) healthcare, Annabelle assists international pharmaceutical and biotech companies and global medical device manufacturers, as well as food supplements and cosmetic businesses. As litigation specialist and regulatory expert, her practice at Simmons & Simmons LLP covers all parts of regulated products’ life cycle from R&D to marketing authorisation/CE marking, qualification issues, pricing and reimbursement, manufacture and distribution, public procurement, advertising, compliance, and product liability. Annabelle heads the Regulatory Affairs Education Group & is a board member of Healixia, the Belgian community of professionals involved in the lifecycle of medicines, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, and other health-related products. She is a regular speaker at international Healthcare and Life Sciences conferences. · Simmons & Simmons

BelgiumHealthcare & Life Sciences, MedtechEnglish, French, Dutch

About

Annabelle Bruyndonckx is a leading Healthcare & Life Sciences lawyer at Simmons & Simmons LLP with over 25 years of experience. She focuses on Medtech and the digitalization of consumer healthcare, assisting international pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies, as well as food supplements and cosmetic businesses. As a litigation specialist and regulatory expert, she covers the full lifecycle of regulated products from R&D to marketing authorisation, CE marking, qualification, pricing and reimbursement, manufacture, distribution, public procurement, advertising, compliance, and product liability. She heads the Regulatory Affairs Education Group and serves on the board of Healixia. She regularly speaks at international Healthcare and Life Sciences conferences.

Practice areas

Healthcare & Life SciencesMedtechPharmaceuticalBiotechMedical DevicesFood SupplementsCosmeticLitigationRegulatoryProduct LiabilityAdvertisingCompliancePublic ProcurementDistributionManufacturePricing & ReimbursementMarketing AuthorizationCE MarkingR&D

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Expertise

Healthcare & Life SciencesMedtechPharmaceuticalBiotechMedical DevicesFood SupplementsCosmeticLitigationRegulatoryProduct LiabilityAdvertisingCompliancePublic ProcurementDistributionManufacturePricing & ReimbursementMarketing AuthorizationCE MarkingR&D

Education

  • Universiteit Leiden (1997)
  • UCLouvain, Master's degree in Law (1994-1997)
  • UCLouvain, Bachelor's degree in Law (1992-1994)
  • Institut Saint-Louis (1987-1992)

Languages

EnglishFrenchDutch