Houthoff is a leading independent Dutch law firm, with offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, London and New York, as well as representatives in Houston, Singapore and Tokyo.

Houthoff’s Life Sciences Team works for companies and organisations in the areas of biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry, biomedical technologies, innovative foodstuffs, health claims, cosmetics, and medical devices. The team advises clients in all stages of product development up and till product launch, including R&D collaborations, protection of IP and technology, licensing and technology transfer, and all regulatory aspects of use of genetic resources and marketing of medicines and medical devices. The Life Sciences Team also advises on matters at the interface between market protection and free parallel trade within the EU internal market and under the Specific Mechanism. Houthoff’s Life Sciences Team employs a multi-disciplinary approach, understands the scientific, ethical and business challenges of the sector, and offers practical and commercially applicable advice.