Data protection
01 July 2019 - Posted by: Laurie-Anne Ancenys
On 29 May 2019, the French National Ethical Consultative Committee for Life Sciences and Health (CCNE) delivered its Opinion (n°130) on ethical issues in connection with big data in the health sector (the Opinion). The Opinion aims at identifying the ethical challenges raised by the exploitation of large set of data in healthcare and provide › Read More
AI in health: the launch of the French Health Data Hub
20 May 2019 - Posted by: Laurie-Anne Ancenys
The French Office parlementaire d’évaluation des choix scientifiques (the Office) has published a report on artificial intelligence and health data following the public hearing organised in February 2019, in the form of two round tables on artificial intelligence and health data. The hearing, attended by AI researchers, entrepreneurs, public and private stakeholders of the health › Read More
15 February 2019 - Posted by: Emma Keeling
On 23 January 2019, the European Data Protection Board (the EDPB) adopted an opinion on the interplay between the EU Clinical Trials Regulation (536/2014) (the CTR) and the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (the GDPR) (the Opinion). The Opinion aims to provide greater certainty for those conducting clinical trials, clarifying: the distinction between consent requirements › Read More
China – Data compliance in the life sciences sector
15 November 2018 - Posted by: David Shen
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) recently announced administrative sanctions against six entities for breach of the Provisional Measures for the Administration of Human Genetic Resources (Measure). In the 20 years since the Measure was implemented, this is the first time that MOST has announced any enforcement action. A closer look at the MOST › Read More
Belgium: Mobile health apps can now be published on mhealthbelgium.be
30 October 2018 - Posted by: Kaat Van Delm
From the end of October 2018 onwards, companies can apply for publication of their mobile health-applications (mhealth apps) on the governmental website “mhealthbelgium.be“. The website aims to encourage mobile health and make mhealth patient care an integrated pillar of the healthcare sector. It has been created through cooperation among Belgian authorities for food, medicines and › Read More