Our specialised approach in the healthcare industry equips us to craft the most efficient solutions in compliance with medico-regulatory requirements.
Spice Route Legal
Healthcare Services
At Spice Route Legal, we recognise the unique challenges faced by healthcare service providers and institutions. Our team specialises in a wide range of practice areas in this sector ranging from regulatory compliance, commercial contracting, strategic and financial partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, risk management, intellectual property, and privacy and data protection.
Recognised by global directories as a top tier life sciences practice, including by the Legal500, we take a collaborative approach and work closely with healthcare service providers to understand their goals and develop customised solutions that align with their commercial objectives.
Digital Healthcare, Technology and Medical Devices: A Road Map to the Indian Regulatory Framework in 2022
The technology sector, and the practical applications of technological developments, have grown exponentially over the…
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
Introduction India is considered one of the top medical tourism destinations in the world as…
U-Win: Digitising India’s Universal Immunisation Programme
INTRODUCTION In 2015 and late 2020, the Government of India launched the ‘eVIN’ (Electronic Vaccine…
Telemedicine in India: A New Era of Digital Health
INTRODUCTION In the era of social distancing, the concept of “digital health” is gaining traction.…
Software as a Medical Device: Processing Medical Data
WHAT IS A MEDICAL DEVICE? The import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of medical devices in…
D2C Genetic Testing Regulations in India
OVERVIEW As Genetic Testing becomes more popular, we have been repeatedly asked to advise on…
Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022
I. INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (“MHFW”), on 8 July 2022, released…
Work Highlights
Advised a global insurance organisation on its investment into Rapidcare, a health information management solutions provider.
Advised an AI/ML-powered telesurgery solutions provider on whether its product constitutes ‘software as a medical device’ under Indian laws on personal data protection that are applicable to its operations in India, and on import/export restrictions with respect to its expansion into India.
Assisted an American investment fund on its investment into Vitraya Technologies, a company focused on facilitating healthcare insurance settlements, through a platform based on an integration of AI and blockchain technology.
Advised a publicly listed American health services giant on a USD 300 Million acquisition of a leading Indian drug and nutraceuticals manufacturer.
Assisted a digital diagnostic and health consultation app aimed at ‘high-net-worth’ individuals, with structuring and negotiating a suite of commercial agreements for its business activities including collaboration and partnership agreements with some of the largest hospitals and diagnostic centres in India.
Advised a leading life sciences company on distribution arrangements with various vendors and manufacturers as well as rental agreements for their premises, warehousing arrangements, employment, and consultancy agreements for its staff.
Advised an oncology-focused healthcare and nutrition company on contractual arrangements for R&D and patent assignments from an Indian R&D agency and manufacturer for the development of nutrition products, supplements, and post-chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients.
Advised some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in India on data protection and privacy laws.
